Whistleblower Claims

Alabama Code Title 25, Industrial Relations and Labor § 25-8-57 is in place to stop supervisors from acting in retaliation when any state employee has reported a violation of rule, regulation, or law. These protections generally apply to reports that happened either...

Employees in Alabama may benefit from learning about two amendments that the Security Exchange Commission, or SEC, proposed this past February for the whistleblower rewards program rules. According to the SEC Chair, the proposed amendments are designed to help ensure...

Employers in in Alabama may assume that all whistleblower claims are credible and factual. However, a small percentage of complaints contain false information in an effort to discredit a company or have a specific employee terminated. The best course of action is to...

Alabama whistleblowers are the frontline defense against unfair businesses practices, including violations of workplace safety provisions designed to safeguard employees' welfare on the job. Why is exposing workplace safety violations important? Alabama businesses are...

One of the most significant results of the Enron scandal of the 1990s was the enactment of the Whistleblower Protection Act that further enhanced the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. This law protects insiders from retaliation and prosecution when they turn state...

Sometimes, workers in Jefferson and Walker Counties in Birmingham, Alabama may find a reason to bring about whistleblower claims. If they suspect or know that fraud is taking place in the workplace, it’s good to bring it to their employer’s attention. Unfortunately,...

Alabama employees who report insider knowledge of illegal happenings in an organized structure are referred to legally as whistleblowers. These can include employees, contractors, clients, suppliers or any other individual who is privy to a business's illegal...

There may come a time in your life at which you believe you need to report what you believe is improper conduct of an individual, business or other entity in Alabama. In other words, you may find yourself in the position of others who have felt compelled to file...

In-house counsel do not represent the whistleblower’s interest. Danger lurks for whistleblowers who provide information to in-house counsel or provide that information without first reporting potential violations to the relevant external authorities. When dealing with...

The SEC Whistleblower Program incentivizes individuals to report violations of federal securities law to the SEC. A whistleblower is an individual or a group of individuals who provides original information to the SEC related to a possible violation of federal...