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Topic: Whistleblowing, Reporting and Retaliation
Whistleblower Protections Expand Again: SOX Whistleblowers Can Bring Civil RICO Claims
Posted by Shanti Atkins
The 7th Circuit just decided an interesting case, and one that the National Whistleblower Center heralds as a “landmark ruling.” In Deguelle v. Kristen J. Camill, et al. (7th Cir. Dec. 15, 2011), the court held that retaliation against a whistleblower who reported a tax fraud scheme involving his employer S.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc., can be a predicate act under RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act).
Survey Results Are In: Retaliation Against Whistleblowers At An All Time High
Posted by Shanti Atkins
Today the ERC (Ethics Resource Center) released its National Business Ethics Survey. The survey is chock-full of great information but it’s the retaliation stats that caught my eye.
65% of employees who witnessed misconduct said they reported the bad behavior – an all time high. That’s the good news.
But the bad news for organizations across America is that retaliation against whistleblowers is on the rise. And it’s not just a slight increase.
Trend Watch 2012: Employers Rolling Out Whistleblower & Retaliation Training
Posted by Shanti Atkins
Littler Mendelson, P.C., the world’s largest employment and labor law firm, just released an interesting survey (and press release) – one that provides real insight into what lays ahead for employers in 2012:
- 73% of respondents see whistleblowing and retaliation as emerging risk areas.
- 96% of survey respondents said that they are either very concerned (27%) or moderately concerned (69%) about whistleblower claims.
This is a sentiment echoed in the Fulbright survey discussed in my last blog post.
