Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation (JD Supra Puerto Rico)

On February 21, 2014, the District of Puerto Rico strayed from a prominent decision out of the First Circuit that employed the “definitively and specifically” standard governing protected activity under Section 806 of SOX, choosing instead to defer to the ARB’s rather expansive standard. Stewart v. Doral, No. 13-cv-1349 (D.P.R. Feb. 21, 2014). This decision underscores the conflicts in this...