SCOTUS Confirms Narrow Scope of Dodd-Frank “Whistleblowers”

Chris Stipes and Jennifer Milak

In February 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that resolved a circuit court split by siding with the narrower definition of a “whistleblower” under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frank”).  In its decision, the Supreme Court made clear that an employee must first report a securities…