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Jun 19, 2014

Federal Courts Divided On The Definition Of “Whistleblower” As That Word Is Used In The Dodd-Frank Act

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The U.S. district courts are currently split on the question of whether the anti-retaliation provisions of the federal Dodd-Frank Act (“DFA”) apply to employees who disclose their employer’s alleged securities violations to company officials but do not report the claimed violations to the SEC.  Just in May 2014, for example, federal courts in New York and Nebraska held that a communication with the Commission is not required, but a Florida federal court ruled otherwise.

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