Quoted, Financial reforms up retaliation risk, Business Insurance

Financial reforms up retaliation risk

Business Insurance

Talking with Business Insurance about the financial services bill signed into law by President Obama which significantly expands the opportunities for employees to file retaliation claims against their firms through several whistle-blower provisions, Kurt Powell noted it expands potential litigation by explicitly covering operating subsidiaries that report their financial results to the parent company. Powell's practice focuses exclusively on representing management in labor and employment law matters.