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Looking back at 2012 also provides some insight into developments to be expected in 2013 concerning whistleblowers.

On June 25, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Whistleblower Protection Coordination Act (the "Act") ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the government agency tasked with setting and enforcing workplace safety standards.

Renee Phillips, Co-Head of Orrick's Whistleblower Task Force and a partner in Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation practice in New York, recently spoke with Compliance Week...

It can make a big difference to our clients if Dodd-Frank does not cover that internal whistleblowing. From an employer perspective, it's one less cause of action that employees and their counsel have in their arsenal to sue employers for internal whistleblowing

On July 26, 2024, the SEC announced an award of more than $37 million to a whistleblower who first reported misconduct internally and subsequently provided information and assistance...

To maintain the whistleblower's confidentiality, the SEC declined to disclose the organization involved.

On October 15, 2021, the SEC's Office of the Whistleblower announced multi-million dollar awards to two whistleblowers who provided the SEC with information that assisted the agency in bringing a successful enforcement action.

On September 14, 2020, the SEC announced payment of more than $10 million to a whistleblower who provided original information to the SEC that led to a successful enforcement action.

This award is significant because the whistleblower provided independent analysis to the SEC, rather than inside information of wrongdoing.

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued new guidelines stating that the anti-retaliation provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act should also apply to staff who report misconduct internally.

On the 25th anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, Senator Grassley announced that he would be seeking to form a new whistleblower caucus.

The SEC has awarded $2.5 million to a government agency employee who reported misconduct by a company to the SEC and caused the SEC to open an investigation.

On November 19, 2013, we reported on a record-breaking $14 million whistleblower bounty payout by the SEC.

With the passing of the new Defend Trade Secrets Act, it is vitally important for organizations to update their form employee and independent contractor nondisclosure agreements...

Today's episode features a discussion of the new whistleblower provisions in the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020.

Today's episode features a discussion of the new whistleblower provisions in the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. We'll discuss the types of businesses covered...

As you have likely heard by now, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been targeting companies that require departing employees, as a condition to receiving severance benefits...