Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Law: Robust Protection for Corporate Whistleblowers
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This guide provides an overview of the key elements of a SOX whistleblower claim and an overview of the procedures governing the adjudication of SOX whistleblower claims. If you are considering blowing the whistle on fraud or other securities law violations, this guide will hopefully put you in an optimal position to protect yourself from retaliation. And if you have suffered retaliation, this guide offers tips to increase the likelihood of successfully obtaining relief. Each case is unique and you should not rely
on this guide for legal advice.
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Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Law - Zuckerman Law
Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Law: Robust Protection for Corporate Whistleblowers
by
JASON ZUCKERMAN
www.zuckermanlaw.com
202-262-8959
Washington, D.C. | August 2017
Copyright ©2017 by Jason Zuckerman
Zuckerman Law
Smashwords Edition
All rights reserved. No part of this guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the express written permission of Zuckerman Law. This eguide is not a legal treatise and should not be cited in any motion or brief.
AUTHOR
Jason Zuckerman is Managing Principal of Zuckerman Law , a firm based in Washington D.C. that represents whistleblowers nationwide under the whistleblower protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and under other whistleblower protection and whistleblower rewards laws. He also represents whistleblowers worldwide in disclosing fraud to the SEC through the SEC Whistleblower Program , including disclosures of accounting fraud , foreign bribery and other FCPA violations , market manipulation , money laundering , violations of auditor independence rules , and EB-5 investment fraud .
Zuckerman’s broad experience includes practicing employment law at a national law firm and serving as Senior Legal Advisor to the Special Counsel at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel , the federal agency charged with protecting whistleblowers in the federal government . In 2012, the Secretary of Labor appointed Zuckerman to serve on the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee, which makes recommendations to the Secretary of Labor to improve OSHA’s administration of federal whistleblower protections.
He has extensive experience representing corporate whistleblowers and some of the cases he litigated set precedent on the scope of SOX whistleblower protection. Zuckerman has published extensively on whistleblower protection laws and has spoken widely on SOX whistleblower protection. He blogs about developments in whistleblower law at the Whistleblower Protection Law Blog .
Zuckerman served as Co-Chair of the Whistleblower Subcommittee of the ABA Labor and Employment Section’s Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee and served as Co-Chair of the National Employment Lawyers Association’s Whistleblower Committee, Co-Chair of the Sarbanes-Oxley Subcommittee of the ABA Labor and Employment Fair Labor Standards Legislation Committee, Co-Chair of the Whistleblower Committee of the District of Columbia Bar’s Labor and Employment Section, and member of Law 360’s Employment Editorial Advisory Board.
Zuckerman is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell , was recognized by Washingtonian magazine as a Top Whistleblower Lawyer
in 2015, was selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America ® in the category of employment law (2011-2017), and was selected by his peers to be listed in SuperLawyers (2012 and 2015-2017) in the category of labor and employment law.
Zuckerman graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Georgetown University and received his law degree from the University of Virginia.
The author acknowledges the assistance of Dallas Hammer, Matt Stock, Dylan Yepez, Eric Bachman, and Keith MacKenzie in preparing or editing this guide.
Information contained in this guide should not be relied on as legal advice. You should consult an attorney for advice on your specific situation.
Contents
Introduction
Whistleblowers Protected by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Who is protected under SOX’s whistleblower-protection provision?
Elements of a SOX Whistleblower Retaliation Claim
Can a whistleblower sue an individual under SOX?
Protected Whistleblowing
Is a SOX whistleblower required to prove shareholder fraud?
Does SOX protect whistleblowing about