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Recent SEC Enforcement Action Stresses Importance of Not Impeding Whistleblower Communications with Regulators

The Situation: The SEC has brought another in a growing list of whistleblower cases critical of entities for potentially attempting to impede an individual from communicating with the agency. In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall...more

New Treasury Department Whistleblower Reward Program Targets Foreign Corruption

The Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act ("KARRA") authorizes a U.S. Treasury Department ("Treasury") pilot program aimed at rewarding whistleblowers who provide information leading to the restraint, seizure, forfeiture, or...more

SEC Issues Largest-Ever Award of $114 Million to Individual Whistleblower

The highest award in the history of the SEC whistleblower program is issued to an employee who repeatedly reported misconduct internally before alerting the SEC. On October 22, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

A New Frontier for Whistleblowers: The Model Whistleblower Award and Protection Act for the States

New efforts by states to incentivize whistleblowers financially underscore the importance of comprehensive corporate compliance programs that effectively address all internal reports of potential misconduct that may...more

SEC Announces Five Whistleblower Awards Totaling $54 Million Since April 1, 2020

The Situation: The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has announced a string of substantial whistleblower awards totaling $54 million since April 1, 2020. The Result: The financial incentives for employees or third...more

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