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06Dec

ARB: “Hinting” at Filing a Whistleblower Complaint is Not Protected Activity

On October 31, 2019, the ARB held that an employee who merely “hints” that he or she intends to file a whistleblower complaint has not engaged in protected activity sufficient to invoke the whistleblower protection provision in SOX.  Hoptman v....
By: Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/arb-hinting-at-filing-a-whistleblower-97016/

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