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SEC Order May Impact Employee Confidentiality Obligations
April 1, 2015, Covington E-Alert
SEC Blasts Employee Confidentiality Agreements
November 7, 2016, Agenda
Barbara Hoffman and Lindsay Burke are quoted in an Agenda article regarding the SEC’s continued interest in restrictive confidentiality agreements that could deter employees from reporting company violations to authorities. According to Hoffman, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration administers a number of whistle-blowing programs for federal ...
September 30, 2016, Covington Alert
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to aggressively pursue companies using severance and other employment agreements that could be perceived to discourage employees from reporting possible securities law violations. Three enforcement actions this past summer demonstrate the need for companies to proactively review and give consideration ...
July 29, 2013, Covington Advisory