The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently revived a whistleblower suit against JPMorgan Chase filed by former wealth management pro Jennifer Sharkey. Sharkey has alleged JPMorgan fired her after she warned that an Israeli client was committing fraud. The…
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OSHA, Sarbanes-Oxley, U.S. Department of Labor, workplace retaliation
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has sued a Niagara Falls contractor, alleging retaliation against a demolition worker that reported health and safety concerns to the company about a Buffalo, New York, demolition site. The suit, filed in the Western…
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In late January 2016, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) issued its revised Whistleblower Investigations Manual, which outlines the procedures for handling retaliation complaints under the various whistleblower statutes that OSHA is charged with overseeing. OSHA’s revised manual follows…
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