On August 31, 2012, the Administrative Review Board (ARB) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) liberally interpreted the standard governing when the SOX statute of limitations clock starts ticking, ruling that a letter informing Complainant Kenneth Poli that he was being placed on a “convenience leave” was not a “final, definitive and unequivocal” notice of termination, and therefore did not start the clock. Poli v. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., ARB No. 11-051 (Aug. 31, 2012).