Archive for Sarbanes-Oxley

Landmark Supreme Court Decision Expands Whistleblower Protections

In a major victory for whistleblowers, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of Trevor Murray, a former UBS employee who was fired after reporting what he believed to be illegal activity. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Murray v. UBS expands protections for whistleblowers under the Sarbanes-Oxley…

U.S. Supreme Court Expands Whistleblower Liability

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOA”) included protections for whistleblowers at public companies.  Section 806 of the SOA states that no publicly-traded company, or any officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of such public company, may discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, or in any other manner discriminate against an employee for…