Tag Archive: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

9th Cir. widens circuit split over Dodd-Frank whistleblower protections

Author: admin April 6, 2017

A recent decision from the 9th Circuit has served to widen the circuit split over whether Dodd-Frank’s anti-retaliation protections should protect internal whistleblowers. In early March, a split 9th Circuit panel found in favor of extending Dodd-Frank’s anti-retaliation protections to…
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Dodd-Frank Act, Retaliation, Whistleblower, Whistleblower protection

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Internal whistleblowers protected under Dodd-Frank; 2nd Circuit holds

Author: admin February 25, 2016

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in, Berman v. Neo@Ogilvy LLC, held that the Dodd-Frank Act provides protection for internal whistleblowers. According to the Second Circuit, Dodd-Frank does not require individuals who suspect wrongdoing to report their suspicions directly to the…
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Dodd-Frank Act

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