American Express Co. failed to convince a federal judge that a former manager’s lawsuit alleging she was retaliated against after complaining of fraudulent commission practices was untimely and should be dismissed.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002’s whistleblower provision provides a statute of limitations of 180 days for filing a complaint with the Secretary of Labor, which bars the application of the “catchall 4-year statute of limitations” to file a lawsuit in federal court, the US District Court for the District of Arizona said July 11, denying Amex’s motion to dismiss.
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A newly released trove of government files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation includes an unverified allegation that US President Donald Trump raped a woman decades ago. However, US Depa...