Narrow Whistleblower Protection May Have Broad Impact
The U.S. Supreme Court, on February 21, 2018, ruled unanimously that protections afforded to whistleblowers under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) apply only to people who report potential wrongdoing directly to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This interpretation narrows a previous rulemaking from the SEC, which had extended retaliation protections […]
