Whistleblower Law
eBook - PDF

Whistleblower Law

A Guide to Legal Protections for Corporate Employees

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Whistleblower Law

A Guide to Legal Protections for Corporate Employees

About this book

In the wake of the Enron implosion and the subsequent revelations of numerous cases of corporate misconduct, sweeping legislation was enacted to reform the system of corporate financial oversight and to ensure protection for employees and investors. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, signed into law by President George W. Bush on July 20, 2002, is a landmark in policymaking, business law, and social activism. Whisteblower Law is the first book to explain and analyze the impact and implications of this legislation, especially as it pertains to the rights of whistleblowers—those who dare to come forward with evidence of wrongdoing. Written by the leading experts in the field and drawing on their extensive experience in advising law-makers, arguing cases, and training professionals, Whisteblower Law will become the standard reference for lawyers, judges, and mediators; corporate executives and managers; employees of publicly traded companies; labor leaders and human resource advocates; and potential whistleblower alike. The authors point out that the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley and related reforms in law and policy will have a profound effect on the corporate and legal communities. For example, the law mandates for the first time that all publicly traded companies establish formal whistleblowing programs and that corporate attorneys must divulge information that would implicate their clients in criminal acts, effectively becoming whistleblowers themselves.

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Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2004
Print ISBN
9780275981273
eBook ISBN
9780313052071
Edition
1
Topic
Droit

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Abbreviations
  3. Introduction
  4. 1 Legislative History of SOX Whistleblower Protections
  5. 2 SOX Complaints and Investigations
  6. 3 SOX Administrative Claims: Discovery and Hearings
  7. 4 SOX Appeals
  8. 5 Federal Court Actions
  9. 6 Proof of Discrimination: The Contributing Factor Test
  10. 7 Employers and Employees under the SOX
  11. 8 Protected Activity and the SOX Reasonable Belief Standard
  12. 9 Adverse Action
  13. 10 Damages
  14. 11 Attorney Fees and Costs
  15. 12 Settlement of SOX Complaints
  16. 13 Preemption and Arbitration
  17. 14 Banking Whistleblower Protections
  18. 15 Attorneys as Whistleblowers
  19. 16 Audit Committees and Corporate Employee Concerns Programs
  20. 17 Criminal Sanctions for Retaliation
  21. Appendix: Key Practice Documents
  22. Notes
  23. Resources
  24. Table of Cases
  25. Index