Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
For Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), usc citation is 18 U.S.C. § 1514A; filing deadline days is 180; covered industry is Publicly traded companies and securities; enforcement mechanism is Complaint filed with Secretary of Labor; governed under rules and procedures of section 42121(b) of title 49 (AIR21 procedures); private right of action is Yes; if the Secretary has not issued a final decision within 180 days of the filing of the complaint and there is no showing that such delay is due to the bad faith of the claimant, bringing an action at law or equity for de novo review in the appropriate district court of the United States, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- statute short name
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
- usc citation
- 18 U.S.C. § 1514A
- filing deadline days
- 180 verified
- covered industry
- Publicly traded companies and securities our reading
- enforcement mechanism
- Complaint filed with Secretary of Labor; governed under rules and procedures of section 42121(b) of title 49 (AIR21 procedures)
- private right of action
- Yes; if the Secretary has not issued a final decision within 180 days of the filing of the complaint and there is no showing that such delay is due to the bad faith of the claimant, bringing an action at law or equity for de novo review in the appropriate district court of the United States
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What the source says
An action under paragraph (1) shall be commenced not later than 180 days after the date on which the violation occurs, or after the date on which the employee became aware of the violation.
— whistleblowers.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- whistleblowers.govhttps://www.whistleblowers.gov/statutes/sox_amended