The Supreme Court of the United States ruled 6-3 yesterday that the whistleblower rules contained in the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act apply not just to employees but to third party contractors as well, according to CFO.com. The case in question centered around two former contractors hired by Fidelity Investments to manage mutual funds who filed claims alleging that the company had violated federal laws and regulations, and were fired shortly after.
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