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11th Circuit Rejects Former CSX Employee's Safety-Related Whistleblowing Claims

"The evidence at summary judgment establishes that Hitt engaged in protected activity by refusing to work during the lightning storm and refusing to operate at speeds he considered unsafe and that he suffered an adverse action by being terminated. But there is no evidence that these actions were a contributing factor to CSX's decision to terminate him," Judge Andrew L. Brasher wrote.
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Law.com

The DOJ's Whistleblower Pilot Program Adds Incentives for Robust Corporate Compliance Programs

By incentivizing individuals to report misconduct through its Whistleblower Pilot Program, the DOJ has expanded its arsenal and the means by which it can identify misconduct. So wrongdoers beware — although this is not the Old West, everybody loves a good bounty.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

New DOJ Effort Expands Scope, Incentives of Whistleblower Program

"The Department of Justice recently announced a three-year pilot program that uses financial rewards to encourage whistleblowers to report corporate misconduct," write Andrew Wirmani and Allison Cook of Reese Marketos.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Going It Alone: Can Whistleblowers Seek Corporate Veil-Piercing in Declined Cases?

As an initial matter, the government's refusal to intervene in an FCA action does not strip a relator of his Article III standing in bringing an FCA action when the relator does not suffer an injury in fact. Qui tam actions present a "well-established exception" to the traditional Article III analysis.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

DeSantis' Administration Targets Ex-FDLE Official's Lawsuit

Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is urging a Leon County circuit judge to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former Florida Department of Law Enforcement chief of staff who contends he was forced to step down after reporting wrongdoing.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Recent Developments Under New York's Amended Whistleblower Protection Law

"Ensure that employment policies include clearly defined channels of communication which allow employees to raise concerns," write Nicholas J. Pappas and Elena Modl.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

FBI 'Pressure on Companies'?: DOJ Launches New Whistleblower Awards Program

Having 120 days to self-report corporate wrongdoing for a nonprosecution agreement "puts pressure on companies," Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer partner Jane Norberg said. "This puts pressure on doing internal investigations quickly."
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Jackson Lewis Enters Appearance for US Chess, Seeks to Move Whistleblower Suit to Federal Court

In a post on social media, Jennifer Shahade said U.S. Chess "has thus far ignored my lawyers follow-ups on their own mediation offer." She also said her legal team anticipates that U.S. Chess will attempt to take the case out of New Jersey and move it to a state more beneficial to the defendants.
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New Jersey Law Journal

National Women's Chess Champion Files Whistleblower Lawsuit Against US Chess for Allegedly Mishandling Assault Claims

"As a victim and whistleblower, I am fighting back against campaigns to silence me and retaliate against me for speaking up about sexual violence in chess," said Jennifer Shahade, a two-time national women's chess champion and women chess grand master. "It's been my lifelong mission for women and girls to thrive in this game. I have fought many battles on the chess board and the poker table but this fight for a better chess world is the most important one."
5 minute read

The Recorder

'Get Out of Jail' for NorCal Trade Secret Violators Who Blow the Whistle

"The new WPP is likely to increase the reporting of corporate criminal conduct by individuals involved in intellectual property theft," writes retired Superior Court Judge Peter Kirwan.
8 minute read

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