Federal Whistleblower Protections
1/1/2010
January 2010
In its first decision on federal whistleblower protections, a federal court has ruled that two employees who were fired after reporting that their employer may have committed fraud may pursue their lawsuit. The case lays out the requirements that plaintiffs must meet to pursue a retaliation case under the whistleblower provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.Van_Asdale_v_IGT.pdf