Corporate whistleblower protection under the Sarbanes-Oxley securities law stops at the U.S. border.

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has become the first appellate court to weigh in on the whistleblower protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, saying it does not extend to foreign workers employed by the overseas subsidiaries of U.S. companies.

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