Labor and Employment Law Blog

Limiting the Scope of Anti-Retaliation Measures: The Supreme Court Narrows the Definition of the term “Whistleblower” Under the Dodd-Frank Act

In Digital Realty Trust Inc. v. Somers, the Supreme Court in stated the “Dodd-Frank’s text and purpose leave no doubt” about who the term “whistleblower” applies to, holding that whistleblower protection in the Dodd-Frank Act only covers employees who first report securities laws violations to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). For a […]

February 23, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley, SCOTUS, SEC, Supreme Court, Whistleblower, Whistleblower Activity

Brian Mills Partner

Workplace New Year’s Resolutions for 2017

Even if last year’s Christmas tree survived longer than your New Year’s Resolutions, there is still time to make workplace resolutions that you can actually keep. Here are just a few valuable projects to consider tackling in 2017. Handbook Revisions – Even handbooks and forms that were updated in 2016 may not reflect critical new […]

January 23, 2017 | 1 min read | Tagged: Holiday, Paid Sick Time, Whistleblower, Workplace Resolutions

Matthew Milner Former Associate