On December 13, 2023, the Legislative Chamber of Costa Rica passed Bill No. 23,449, the Law for the protection of complainants and witnesses of acts of corruption against retaliation in employment.
Two managers have lobbed complaints against each other. Can I just give both a warning to knock it off or should I just terminate them both and be done with the situation?
While the DOJ has initiated at least two new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions against U.S. companies, it has also announced several decisions not to prosecute—most recently involving a U.S. biotech firm and its subsidiaries.
Protection of whistleblowers has been on the EU’s agenda for quite some time. Four years ago the EU issued the EU Whistleblowing Directive throughout its Member States.
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month.
A recent SEC cease-and-desist Order indicates how publicly traded and other SEC-regulated employers should be on alert to the agency’s ongoing attention to enforcement actions under Rule 21F-17.
A recent District of Columbia federal court ruling reminds employers that a severance agreement containing a release of claims under the False Claims Act does not guarantee dismissal of a suit on those grounds.
