Whistleblower Definition Narrowed In U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

Mealey's (February 21, 2018, 1:14 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The whistleblower anti-retaliation provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 does not extend to individuals who report a securities law violation but do not report it to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Feb. 21 in narrowing the statute’s definition of a whistleblower (Digital Realty Trust Inc. v. Paul Somers, No. 16-1276, U.S. Sup.)....

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