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Webcast Evaluation Jackson Lewis LLP James Beyer Bio Richard Cino Bio Greg Watchman Bio How To Effectively Deal With Whistleblowers Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowers Avoiding the Nightmare Scenario Whistle While You Work Webslides:"SOX Whistleblower Claims: A Sixth Anniversary Survival Guide" Transcript

Presented by ACC's Employment and Labor Committee, sponsored by Jackson Lewis LLP 

        When the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted in 2002, it included the most far-reaching whisteblower provision in federal law, granting significant new protections to millions of corporate employees. Since then, thousands of corporate whistleblowers have filed claims, and many companies have struggled to  sufficiently address complaints internally before  formal litigation and the accompanying exposure of the charges to the public, the  media, or even Congress. The courts and Department of Labor administrative law judges have been busy as well, rendering dozens of decisions which have defined many critical issues-- the scope of coverage, what constitutes protected activity and retaliation, what remedies are available, when reinstatement is appropriate, whether jury trials can be had, and more.

        This webcast will cover the highlights from the developing case law, and provide "best practices" tips on surviving whistleblower claims through the development of internal complaint and investigation procedures that will keep your company out of the headlines. 
 

ACC will not seek CLE credits for this webcast

Presenters:

Greg Watchman, Associate General Counsel, Freddie Mac (Vice-Chair, ACC Employment & Labor Law Committee)

Richard Cino, Partner, Jackson Lewis LLP

James Beyer, Director-Employment Law, Americas

Moderator:

Greg Watchman, Associate General Counsel, Freddie Mac (Vice-Chair, ACC Employment & Labor Law Committee)