In mid-November, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up a complex business case that might expand the universe of employees protected under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). In Lawson v. FMR LLC, the Court will have to discern what Congress meant when it allowed a whistleblowing employee to sue for retaliation. The uncertainty, however, lies not in the whistleblowing but in what Congress meant by “employee.” The Court does not send laws back to Congress for clarification, so it will have to figure out for itself what Congress intended.
The SCOTUS Case That Could Give Voice to More Whistleblowers
It’s a decision every manager should watch.
October 23, 2013
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