Handling Whistleblower Claims 2024 – Rights of Private Sector Employees

Health Law Member, Larry Freedman will be presenting on recent developments under whistleblower reward and whistleblower protection laws, including developments under the whistleblower provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and False Claims Act. The class will provide those who attend with practical insights on the following issues:

• The impact of Supreme Court’s decision in Somers v. Digital Realty Trust on corporate whistleblowers and corporate compliance programs
• Recent SEC whistleblower awards
• Trends in the Department of Labor’s 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
• Tips for representing whistleblowers at the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, and IRS