Labor/Employment
Dec. 30, 2019
What confidential documents may a whistleblower take?
Whistleblowers often face the same Catch-22 as recent college graduates. You can’t get a job without experience, and you can’t get experience without a job. Similarly, a whistleblower cannot prove corporate misconduct without documents, but appropriating corporate documents — or “purloining” as the employer would say — may result in suspension or termination.
Joshua J. Borger
Partner
Berliner Cohen LLP
Email: joshua.borger@berliner.com
Boston College Law School; Newton MA
Josh practices commercial and civil litigation in a variety of areas, including unfair business practices, breach of contract, trademarks, trade secrets, fraud, employment, insurance coverage and litigation, Proposition 65, and general business litigation. In addition to his litigation work, Josh represents companies in nonlitigation matters, including employment matters and licensing agreements.
Whistleblowers often face the same Catch-22 as recent college graduates. You can't get a job without experience, and you can't get experience without a job. Similarly, a whistleblower cannot prove corporate misconduct without d...
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