Labor/Employment
Aug. 27, 2009
Whistle-Blowing While You Work
The 9th Circuit recently took its first foray into what a plaintiff must show to establish a whistleblower claim under the Sarbanes Oxley Act, write Mandana Massoumi and Joel O'Malley.
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By Mandana Massoumi and Joel O'Malley The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals took its first foray recently in Van Asdale v. International Game Technology, 2009 DJDAR 12023, into what a plaintiff must show to establish a whistleblower claim under the Sarbanes Oxley Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 1514A. The court found the plaintiffs did not have to "prove the existence of [actual] fraud before suggesting the need for an investigation." Rathe...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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