M.D. Pennsylvania Grants Summary Judgment on SOX Retaliation Claim
By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21
On April 12, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania granted a defendant-employer’s motion for summary judgment on a SOX whistleblower retaliation claim, holding that the company demonstrated that it would have terminated Plaintiff’s employment even in the absence of any alleged protected activity as part of a broad reduction-in-force (RIF). Wickens v. Rite Aid Hdqtrs. Corp., No. 19-cv-02021....
By: Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation