August 14, 2014
In its Thursday ruling that the Dodd-Frank Act's whistleblower protections do not cover tipsters outside the United States, the Second Circuit dodged a potentially tricky reading of the U.S. Supreme Court's Morrison decision and left completely untouched a growing dispute over whether internal reporting is covered by the law's anti-retaliation provisions.
August 14, 2014
The Second Circuit ruled Thursday that the Dodd-Frank Act's whistleblower protections do not cover tipsters outside the U.S., siding with Siemens AG in a case brought by a former company lawyer alleging he was fired after reporting potential fraud at a Chinese subsidiary.
June 16, 2014
A lawyer for a former Siemens China Ltd. compliance officer who claims he was fired in retaliation for reporting supposed kickbacks involving medical imaging equipment sales told the Second Circuit on Monday that whistleblower protections in the Dodd-Frank Act should apply overseas.
February 20, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday made its case for broad whistleblower protections, telling the Second Circuit that the anti-retaliation provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act applied to both employees who internally report misconduct and those who take it to the commission.