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The SEC awarded a total of more than $7 million to three whistleblowers who assisted the commission in prosecuting an investment scheme.

The SEC awarded approximately $4 million to an overseas whistleblower whose tip led to a successful enforcement action.

The SEC's whistleblower programme offers potential rewards to (former) employees who come forward.

Here is a post from a couple of years ago with some good reminders regarding risks of betting pools in the workplace.

The government incentivizes whistleblowers in order to increase healthcare recoveries under the False Claims Act. See our analysis here of how the Act's qui tam ...

As we settle into the new year, and maybe into a new office routine, it's a good time to check to ensure your EEO and other employment policy posters are up to date

The CFTC awarded two whistleblowers approximately $2 million for information that led to a CFTC investigation

In this article, Dr. Fritz argues that once the EU Whistleblower Directive gets adopted into national law, some work will still be needed to correct its flaws.

BlackRock Inc. agreed to pay a $340,000 penalty to settle SEC charges alleging violations of the whistleblower provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act by entering into separation agreements that required employees to waive the ability to obtain whistleblower awards.

The SEC awarded $2.5 million to two whistleblowers for providing information that led to several successful enforcement actions.

The SEC awarded more than $54 million to two whistleblowers for providing critical information that resulted in an enforcement action.

The SEC awarded more than $1 million to a whistleblower for reporting "new information and substantial corroborating documentation" regarding a securities violation that impacted retail investors.

The SEC will reward more than $450,000 to two individuals for tips that led the SEC to open a corporate accounting investigation.

The SEC reduced a whistleblower award after discovering that the whistleblower financially benefited from waiting to report the misconduct.

Jane Norberg, partner in the firm's Securities & Enforcement practice and former Chief of the SEC's Office of the Whistleblower, offers new considerations for the "Social" aspects of ESG.

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments in the past month with links to primary resources.

Terence Healy wrote a post on Forbes.com warning that employers who do not take steps to address any employee concerns before they reach "whistleblower" status—like strengthening internal reporting and compliance programs—do so at their peril.