The Sarbanes-Oxley Act protects employees who report securities fraud from workplace retaliation. Learn who is covered, current filing deadlines, and how our Los Angeles whistleblower attorneys can help.
Continue reading...The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act created a formal whistleblower program that rewards individuals who report securities fraud and related financial misconduct to federal regulators. A separate legal tool called a qui tam action lets employees and other insiders sue on the government’s behalf when a company defrauds a federal or state […]
An employee who knows that his or her employer is defrauding the government can file a lawsuit to uncover the fraud, and may be entitled to a percentage of the government’s recovery. This type of lawsuit is known as a “qui tam” suit, and may also be referred to as a “false claims” action because […]
Legally Reviewed by Steven M. Rubin on July 30, 2026 You may have a whistleblower retaliation claim in California if you reported suspected illegal conduct at work, in good faith, and your employer then took an adverse action against you, such as termination, demotion, a pay cut, or a sudden negative performance review, because of […]
When you notice that your employer is acting illegally, you should not have to worry that you may be wrongfully terminated for bringing their behavior to light. There are whistleblower protection laws on the state and federal level that are designed to protect employees who uncover that their company has acted inappropriately, such as misusing […]
California employees who report illegal activity at work, or who refuse to take part in it, are protected from retaliation under a combination of state and federal whistleblower laws. California Labor Code Section 1102.5 and related state statutes prohibit employers from firing, demoting, or otherwise punishing an employee for these actions, while federal laws such […]
