Sarbanes Oxley Whistleblower
In July 2002, Congress passed the Sarbanes Oxley Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1513(e). SOX, among other things, protects whistleblowers.
SOX only applies to companies that are publicly traded on the stock exchanges. If you know of or have complained about, violations of federal law, including securities fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, or frauds against the shareholders, and your employer took an adverse action against you (demotion, termination, suspension), you may have a SOX Whistleblower claim.
SOX claims must be filed within 180 days at the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health. They may be litigated before an Administrative Law Judge at OSHA if OSHA finds that there is “reasonable cause” that a violation occurred, or in Federal Court. An employee may be awarded reinstatement, back pay, special damages, and counsel fees under SOX.
Raymond Nardo, Esq is experienced filing SOX claims at OSHA and in Federal Court.