Do Whistle Blowers From A Contract Firm Get SOX Protection?

The Supreme Court has has taken on a retaliation case that will address the question of whether a whistleblower employed by a privately held contractor has protection by way of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Observers wonder exactly how broadly the Court will frame the question. The case, Lawson v. FMR LLC, is on the docket for the term that begins in October.