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Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation

Jul. 27, 2021

PwC didn’t retaliate against auditor, court says

U.S. Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse in San Francisco found that Mauro Botta, a former senior manager, was lawfully terminated despite suspicions that he was fired in retaliation for filing a complaint to the Securities and Exchange Commission questioning one of the world’s largest accounting firm’s independence from its clients.

PricewaterhouseCoopers didn't retaliate against an auditor who said he was fired for blowing the whistle on the company's alleged cozy relationships with Silicon Valley businesses it was auditing, a federal magistrate ruled Monday.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse in San Francisco found that Mauro Botta, a former senior manager, was lawfully terminated despite suspicions that he was fired in retaliation for filing a complaint to th...

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