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Proposed Whistleblower Legislation Targets Employee Confidentiality Agreements
08 March 2016
Proskauer Rose LLP
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The introduction of the Whistleblower Augmented Reward and
Non-Retaliation Act of 2016 aims to strengthen whistleblower
protections under both SOX and Dodd-Frank, increase bounty awards
available, and create whistleblower protections for a new category
of employees. To read more, click here
Proposed Whistleblower Legislation Targets Employee Confidentiality
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