SCOTUS resolved a circuit split on the question of whether the whistleblower anti-retaliation provision of the Dodd-Frank Act extends to individuals who report alleged violations of securities laws within a company.
Dodd-Frank Act
Supreme Court Limits Scope Of Whistleblower Protections Under Dodd-Frank: Items Of Note And Potential Impacts
By Rachel Copenhaver, Ashley Huddleston, Joshua Nichols & Junaid Zubairi | Vedder PriceSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
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By Bruce Ericson, David Furbush & Paula Weber | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Rejecting contrary SEC regulation, Court holds that Dodd-Frank does not protect whistleblowers who report up internally but do not report out to the SEC.
CEO’s Whistleblower Claims “Rest On Feet Of Clay”: Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of SOX And Dodd-Frank Case
By Michael Disotell & Renee Phillips | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group
Earlier this month, the Seventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of a CEO’s whistleblower retaliation claims in a decision that should provide corporate defendants ammunition to fight SOX and Dodd-Frank whistleblower cases going forward.
Supreme Court’s Upcoming Whistleblower Decision May Dramatically Impact Compliance Programs
By Jonathan Forman, Mark Kornfeld & Frank Oliva| BakerHostetler
On November 28, 2017, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument on whether whistleblowers are entitled to protection from retaliation under Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Acts.
The Fall Of Section 1504: Congress Votes To Repeal The Revenue Transparency Rule
By Sarah A. Altschuller | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social Responsibility
Congress passed a joint resolution this week expressing its disapproval of the revenue transparency rule issued last June by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEC Proposes Rules For Resource Extraction Issuers Under Dodd-Frank Act
By Andrew Brady, Paul Monsour | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
On December 11, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules pursuant to Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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FERC, CFTC Agreement Finally Inked
By Daniel A. Mullen, Michael A. Yuffee, J. Peter Ripley
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