Whistleblower Protections Have Been Limited by the Supreme Court Under Dodd-Frank

Feb 26, 2018

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By: Peter I. Altman

Akin Gump has issued an alert detailing the protections for whistleblowers for securities violations in Dodd-Frank that expand only to employees who report violations to the SEC. Whistleblowers that report internally are still protected under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, provided that the employee files a complaint with the Department of Labor.

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