Whistleblower law : a guide to legal protections for corporate employees
Annotation Written by the leading experts in the field and drawing on their extensive experience in advising law-makers, arguing cases, and training professionals, Whisteblower Law will become the standard reference for lawyers, judges, and mediators; corporate executives and managers; employees of publicly traded companies; labor leaders and human resource advocates; and potential whistleblower alike
1 online resource (xv, 285 pages)
9780313052071, 9780275981273, 9781282408302, 9786612408304, 0313052077, 0275981274, 1282408305, 6612408308
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1. Legislative history of SOX whistleblower protections
2. SOX complaints and investigations
3. SOX administrative claims : discovery and hearings
4. SOX appeals
5. Federal court actions
6. Proof of discrimination : the contributing factor test
7. Employers and employees under the SOX
8. Protected activity and the SOX reasonable belief standard
9. Adverse action
10. Damages
11. Attorney fees and costs
12. Settlement of SOX complaints
13. Preemption and arbitration
14. Banking whistleblower protections
15. Attorneys as whistleblowers
16. Audit committees and corporate employee concerns programs
17. Criminal sanctions for retaliation
Appendix: key practice documents
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English