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Second Circuit: No Dodd-Frank Protections for Whistleblowers Overseas

2014-10-02 02:08:19| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals made an important ruling in August, deciding that the whistleblower protections in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act do not cover individuals who work for companies located outside the United States. In the ruling , the court sided with Siemens AG, a well-known German engineering and technology firm, in a case involving a former company attorney based in Taiwan who claimed he was terminated after he reported a potential issue of fraud.

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Non-U.S. Whistleblower's Dodd-Frank Retaliation Claim Rejected

2014-09-05 01:59:15| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

This article was originally published in the September 3, 2014 issue of The Legal Intelligencer , and is republished here with permission. On Aug. 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision that helps clarify the territorial reach of the anti-retaliation provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 15 USC Section 78u-6 .

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Lawmakers want info from contractor accused of silencing whistleblowers

2014-04-02 01:14:01| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Signaling a widening investigation into claims that one of the nation's largest government contractors routinely covered up reports of fraud, two members of a powerful congressional committee on Tuesday demanded that the company turn over numerous internal documents and corporate files.

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