SARBANES-OXLEY ACT
OF 2002
SEC. 806. PROTECTION FOR EMPLOYEES OF PUBLICLY
TRADED COMPANIES WHO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF FRAUD
(a) IN GENERAL Chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1514 the following:
Sec. 1514A. Civil action to protect against retaliation in fraud cases
(a) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR EMPLOYEES OF
PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES No company with a class of
securities registered under section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l), or that is required to file reports under section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 780(d)), or any
officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of such company,
may discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, or in any other ...