July 9, 2009
In response to corporate scandals, the United States government enacted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”). SOX establishes new standards for all public companies, their boards, their management, and public accounting firms. SOX also protects certain whistleblowers from retaliation. This protection applies to an employee who works for a public company and who alleges that he was […]
March 20, 2009
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.Com) — A “whistleblower” is an individual who alleges corporate wrongdoing by either complaining to an internal representative or to an external source, such as the media or a government agency. For example, Sherron Watkins, who brought to light wrongdoing at Enron, and Jeffrey Wigand, the senior executive who exposed wrongdoing within […]
