The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) just issued a press release announcing its “first enforcement action against a company for using improperly restrictive language in confidentiality agreements with the potential to stifle the whistleblowing process.” At issue, was KBR, Inc.’s … Continue reading
Fifty-five percent of millennials — today’s 80 million-strong generation of 18 to 34 year olds — say a prospective employer’s online reputation matters as much as the job it offers, according to a survey by Spherion Staffing. As someone who wrote her … Continue reading
At first blush, implementing an employee hotline and following-up on complaints might seem a simple endeavor. The recent $3.5 million federal jury award to an employee terminated after he reported illegal conduct by a supervisor demonstrates that employers must not … Continue reading
In an Order issued earlier today, the Supreme Court of the United States invited the Solicitor General “to file a brief … expressing the views of the United States” in a case testing the scope of the Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX) retaliation prohibition … Continue reading