Webinar: Is Your DEI Policy Setting You Up for a Lawsuit?
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Employment Law Now VII-130- An Interview With EEOC Commissioner (Vice Chair) Jocelyn Samuels
Partner Greg Rolen Discusses a Whistleblower Claim at Fremont Union School Districtâs Board Meeting
#WorkforceWednesday: Whistleblower Risks in an Economic Downturn, Whistleblower Protection Settlement - Employment Law This WeekÂŽ
DE Under 3: Updated EEOC COVID-19 Technical Assistance Guidance, Case Decision & Wage & Hour Division Proposed Rule
What's Going on With Whistleblower Lines
#WorkforceWednesday: CA COVID-19 Policies Get Updates, NYC Pay Transparency Law Postponed, DOL Targets Worker Retaliation - Employment Law This WeekÂŽ
Whistleblowers: Don't Drink the Government's Kool-Aid
What Employers Should Know About the Federal Joint Initiative to Reduce Workplace Retaliation
#WorkforceWednesday: Whistleblower Regulations Increasing, #MeToo Bill Passes, Cyberfraud Risk Mitigation - Employment Law This WeekÂŽ
#WorkforceWednesday: CA Whistleblower Retaliation Cases, NYC Pay Transparency Law, Bidenâs Labor Agenda - Employment Law This WeekÂŽ
#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA ETS Moves to the Sixth Circuit, Federal Agencies Join to Combat Workplace Retaliation, NY Increases Employee Protections - Employment Law This WeekÂŽ
Life with GDPR - EU Whistleblower Directive - Part 1
#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC Enforcement Uptick, New York Limits Private Confidential Settlements, Anti-Harassment Training for Virtual World - Employment Law This WeekÂŽ
Carrie Penman on Helpline Data Since the Pandemic
Podcast: Whistleblowing, Retaliation Risks Are On the Rise for Health Care Employers - Diagnosing Health Care
#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA ETS on Hold, Retaliation Claims Increase, "Vaccination Ambassadors" - Employment Law This WeekÂŽ
#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC Withdraws, DOL Rolls Back, and OSHA Expands - Employment Law This WeekÂŽ
Compliance Perspectives: Anti-Retaliation Programs
Optimize your compliance program with a âspeak upâ workplace culture - Building an organizational culture that encourages employee reporting is key to compliance program success. When employees are comfortable voicing...more
I recently concluded a podcast series with Case IQ. Over this series, I visited with Sharlyn Lauby, Jakub Ficner, Kenneth McCarthy, and Meric Bloch on the different facets of a great speak-up regime and how each of those...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just announced a settled enforcement matter involving a public company and its CFO. (AP File No. 3-21438) The case presents three important takeaways for companies and...more
Do you need guidance on how to create a âspeak upâ culture where employees feel safe voicing compliance and ethics concerns? Do you know how to follow up on reports in a way that prevents reputational and financial damage to...more
From oustee to advocate, former FBI agent Jane Turner continues to uplift whistleblowers while sharing her personal story exposing widespread misconduct and cover-ups within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)....more
On December 7, 2022, NAVEX hosted a Whistleblowing in the U.K. event at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. Our guest speakers for the session were MP Mary Robinson, who has been pivotal in driving the new...more
Expanded Japanese whistleblowing rules are among the latest to come into effect as part of a broad trend of increasing regulatory requirements for incident reporting across the globe. Previously in effect for large...more
W zwiÄ zku z opublikowaniem trzeciego projektu ustawy z dnia 4 lipca 2022 r. o ochronie osĂłb zgĹaszajÄ cych naruszenia prawa kancelaria Hogan Lovells przygotowaĹa dla PaĹstwa podsumowanie najwaĹźniejszych zaĹoĹźeĹ projektu...more
Following the publication of the third draft law of 4 July 2022 on the protection of whistleblowers, Hogan Lovells has prepared a summary of the main features of said draft law which is intended to implement Directive (EU)...more
On June 7, 2022, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, relying on recent ARB decisions, held that a plaintiff who lived and worked for a Canadian subsidiary of a US company could not avail...more
In testimony before Congress earlier this year, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler reported that the SEC received 46,000 complaints, tips, and/or referrals in fiscal year 2021, which nearly...more
On March 29, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida held that in order to engage in protected conduct under the False Claims Act (âFCAâ), a plaintiff must specifically suspect that their employer...more
As we have previously reported, jury verdicts in employment cases have continued to skyrocket in recent months, and there is no sign they are leveling off. Late last week, a Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded a total of...more
On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced two proposed amendments to its whistleblower program rules. As we previously reported, a closely divided SEC adopted a final rule implementing...more
New York employers, take heed: sweeping expansions to New York Labor Law (NYLL) Section 740 have fundamentally redefined the protections afforded to whistleblowers within the state. The revised law took effect on January 26,...more
On January 27, 2022, the California Supreme Court in Lawson v. PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc., No. S266001, 2022 WL 244731 (Cal. Jan. 27, 2022), addressed the issue of which standard courts must use when analyzing...more
2021 was another blockbuster year in the whistleblowing and retaliation arena. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Office of the Whistleblower has now issued in excess of $1 billion in whistleblower bounties. ...more
In a recent Memorandum and Order (Order), an NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) unanimously granted summary disposition to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), dismissing three alleged violations and partially...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation that expands one of the stateâs whistleblower laws with significant revisions (âAmendmentsâ) to NY Labor Law § 740 (âSection 740â). The Amendments increase coverage...more
On June 28, 2021, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted the Companyâs Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss after an executive claimed he was discharged in violation of the Dodd-Frank...more
On October 28, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation enhancing the protections available to individuals who claim retaliation for reporting alleged employer wrongdoing. The legislation (S.4394A/A.5144A)...more
Corporate compliance can be a noisy and confusing world, with many different issues demanding a compliance officerâs attention. One message, however, has always been a keynote cutting through all the cacophony -- the...more
In 2021, whistleblowers will come into their own in ways previously unseen. While the United States has had whistleblower protections for two decades, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region are setting new standards in...more
The FCPA Guidance issued by the Justice Department and the SEC says it best â âThe truest measure of an effective compliance program is how it responds to misconduct.â ...more
Californiaâs Labor Commissioner issued a $125,913 fine against a McDonaldâs franchisee for retaliating against its former employee who allegedly complained about COVID safety issues before being terminated. Â The Labor...more