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National Law Journal

'Extraordinarily Disturbing': Former Watchdogs Sound Off on Trump's Denigration of Inspectors General

"These actions send a clear message to inspectors general that they're going to be in danger if they criticize the administration," Jenner & Block's Neil Barofsky said. "That is not how it's supposed to work."
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National Law Journal

'I'm By Nature Suspicious': Meet Brian Miller, Trump's Pick for Pandemic Watchdog

The nomination of a White House lawyer drew raised eyebrows from Democrats. But the veteran government official has a record speaking out for inspector generals' independence and access to information. 
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Listen Up: Company Ignored Compliance Officer Who's Now $450K Richer as Whistleblower

The whistleblower "made reasonable efforts to work within the company's compliance structure, suffered unique hardships as a result, and reported to the commission after the requisite time period had passed," said Jane Norberg, head of the SEC's Whistleblower Office.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Employment Law and COVID-19

Even though the nature of work is evolving due to the COVID-19 outbreak, employment law issues will still continue to pop up within this framework, says Michael P. Maslanka is an assistant professor of law at UNT Dallas College of Law.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Short Primer on the New Law of Insider Trading

In his Corporate Securities column, John C. Coffee Jr. writes: Practitioners, listen up! You need to unlearn much of what you think you know about the law of insider trading. That law is changing—and quickly. In addition, new legislation has passed the House by an overwhelming margin and could conceivably pass the Senate this year.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Defends Broad Power to Dismiss Whistleblowers' Fraud Claims

"The decision whether to bring an action on behalf of the United States is committed to the executive branch's 'absolute discretion,'" U.S. Justice Department lawyers told the Supreme Court this week.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Whistleblower Illuminates Abuse of Process in Criminal Cross-Border Matters

Recent court cases and a DOJ whistleblower's memo have strongly suggested that prosecutors may be purposefully and wrongfully using the MLAT (mutual legal assistance treaty) request as a pretextual means of extending the statute of limitations rather than to obtain necessary evidence. In his Corporate Crime column, William F. Johnson explores the historical allegations of such misconduct, the potential for it to occur in the future, and what defense attorneys can do to protect their clients from it.
11 minute read

Law.com

Labor of Law: SCOTUS Docket Watch: New Rulings | ERISA Class Rebuts 'Apocalyptic Warnings' | DOL Judge Tosses Lawyer's SOX Complaint | Who Got the Work

Welcome to Labor of Law! We've got a couple new SCOUTS rulings to talk about, and an ERISA class is urging the justices not to touch a 3rd Circuit decision. In case you missed it: check out a new SOX complaint dismissal order from the US Labor Department. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, moves and much more.
14 minute read

National Law Journal

Former Morgan Stanley Lawyer's Retaliation Complaint Is Dismissed

The ruling against Christopher Garvey, formerly among Morgan Stanley's top lawyers in Hong Kong, was the latest decision exploring the contours of anti-retaliation provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
6 minute read

Law.com

Labor of Law: DOJ Wants Job-Bias Ruling Reversed | PwC Loses ERISA Rehearing | AB5's Still Standing | Who Got the Work

Catch up on new petitions at the US Supreme Court in a job-bias dispute; PwC might head to the high court in an ERISA case; a California judge won't enjoin AB. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, notable moves and more. Thanks for reading!
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