Handling Whistleblower Claims 2018, Part 2: Rights of Private Sector Employees

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This presentation will discuss the following:

• Impact of Supreme Court’s decision in Somers v. Digital Realty Trust on corporate whistleblowers and corporate compliance programs;
• Recent SEC whistleblower awards;
• Trend in DOL Administrative Review Board and federal court decisions on the scope of Sarbanes-Oxley protected conduct;
• The impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar on implied certification claims;
• The scope of the False Claims Act’s anti-retaliation provision and the interplay of whistleblower reward and whistleblower protection claims;
• Best practices for investigating and responding to whistleblower disclosures; and
• Tips for representing whistleblowers at the DOJ, SEC, CFTC and IRS.