by Erika A. Kelton and John W. Tremblay

Who counts as a “whistleblower” when it comes to Dodd-Frank’s statutory protections against employment retaliation? In recent years, corporate defendants have argued that employees who complain internally about wrongdoing are not protected by Dodd-Frank’s whistleblower anti-retaliation provisions if they do not report wrongdoing to the Securities and Exchange Commission before they suffer retaliation. Continue reading →