Private Employers and Expanded SOX Whistleblower Reach: Mitigating Risks after New Supreme Court Ruling
Structuring and Implementing Robust Compliance Programs, Crafting Defense Theories to Dispute SOX Applicability
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will provide employers' counsel with guidance on handling new Sarbanes-Oxley anti-retaliation risk exposure. The panel will review best practices for implementing new compliance programs and provide defense tactics to fight claims through the OSHA process or pursued in court.
Outline
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SOX applicability
- Discussion of Lawson
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SOX requirements
- Compliance
- Retaliation
- Best practices for developing compliance programs
- Dodd-Frank requirements
- Defense techniques
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- Under what circumstances are private companies now exposed to SOX anti-retaliation liability?
- What are the SOX requirements and what processes must be implemented to comply and minimize risk of violations?
- What are the defense theories to dispute the applicability of SOX protection to employees?
Faculty
Judith (Jude) Biggs
Partner
Holland & Hart
With more than 25 years of experience, Ms. Biggs focuses on advising national and global employers on... | Read More
With more than 25 years of experience, Ms. Biggs focuses on advising national and global employers on employment-related issues. She provides advice to employers on a variety of employment law topics, such as ADA and FMLA compliance, layoffs and workforce reorganizations, drafting and enforcing covenants not to, conducting internal investigations, and wage and hour law compliance, as well as other compliance issues. She has a Certification in Corporate Compliance & Ethics from the Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics.
CloseRobert M. Goldich
Operating Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig
Mr. Goldich represents employers in all aspects of labor and employee relations, including general employment... | Read More
Mr. Goldich represents employers in all aspects of labor and employee relations, including general employment counseling, contract and collective bargaining negotiations, labor arbitration, and the representation of employers in administrative and courtroom litigation. His practice is concentrated in the areas of complex employment and ERISA litigation.
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