Sentences with phrase «based whistleblower laws»

Kohn notes that reward - based whistleblower laws «generally permit the whistleblower to obtain a reward of between 10 - 30 percent of the sanctions obtained.»

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«Sarbanes - Oxley did a lot to codify protections for whistleblowers, but it didn't really change the general culture or behavior at companies,» says Andrew Sherman, a partner at Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky, a Washington - based law firm focused on small - business issues.

It is the second proposed movie on the scandal that thrust tax havens and transparency into the spotlight after the details of hundreds of thousands of clients» tax affairs were leaked from Panama - based law firm Mossack Fonseca in April by an anonymous whistleblower.

«I hope that my lawsuit against Chartwells and the settlement announced today will help improve the food programs for D.C.'s school children, which has always been my goal,» Mills said in a statement issued Friday by Phillips & Cohen, a District - based law firm that filed Mills's whistleblower lawsuit in 2013.

This year's list also sees a strong cohort of new movers and shakers including Toronto lawyer Rocco Galati, who challenged the federal government's appointment of Justice Marc Nadon to the Supreme Court of Canada; Mark Morris and Lena Koke, who shook up the profession with the launch of their Wal - Mart store - based law firm; and federal government whistleblower Edgar Schmidt.

There are a select list of claims for which there a statutes barring employment discrimination based upon seeking relief under them (mostly federal regulatory law whistleblower protections).