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Management and Defense of Employee Whistleblower Claims
InfoPAK Download pdf September 2009
Sponsored by: Jackson Lewis LLP
This InfoPAK provides in-house counsel with comprehensive information on the management and defense of employee whistleblower claims. Highlighting the liabilities and other challenges employers face in this context, it includes an overview of Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other federal whistleblower laws and the critical elements of an internal reporting mechanism (a so-called “whistleblower” program). These sections are followed by an in-depth review of whistleblower litigation. The final section discusses new whistleblower provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) and its implications for organizations that elect to receive federal stimulus dollars.
Author: Jackson Lewis LLP
Keywords:
Employment & Labor
Table of Contents
Introduction
Whistleblower Law and Developments
- A The Legislation
- The Regulations
- Judicial and Administrative Decisions
Investigating Internal Whistleblower Complaints
- A Sarbanes-Oxley – An Opportunity and a Mandate
- Building the Internal Reporting Framework
- Investigating Whistleblower Claims
Litigating Whistleblower Complaints
- Administrative Procedure Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Procedure for Litigating a Sarbanes-Oxley Section 806 Complaint
- Particular Concerns with Sarbanes-Oxley Complaints Before OSHA
- Assessing a Whistleblower Complaint
- Identifying Key Documents and Witnesses and Preserving Information
- Addressing Orders of Preliminary Reinstatement
- Settlement of Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Complaints