Leaked USPS Memos Instruct Employees to Not Speak to the Media, Fail to Inform Employees of Their Constitutional Rights
In late August, two internal memos from the United States Postal Service (USPS) were leaked to Motherboard. The memos instruct...
Japan Amends Whistleblower Protection Act
This summer, Japan passed amendments to its Whistleblower Protection Act to broaden the scope of whistleblower protections and ensure proper...
Representative Wild Becomes 85th Congressperson to Cosponsor Wildlife Crime Whistleblower Bill
On July 16, Representative Susan Wild (D-PA) became the 85th Congressional cosponsor of the Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of...
Department of Labor Report Finds OSHA Must Improve Handling of Whistleblower Complaints
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) must improve its handling of whistleblower complaints during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according...
VOS Capital to Pay CFTC over $3.5 Million for Unlawful Operation of a Commodity Pool
On June 23, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a final order resolving their charges against Dominick Vincent...
Office of Special Counsel Disagrees with MSPB Ruling in Federal Whistleblower Case
On August 11, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) filed an amicus curiae brief arguing against a recent ruling...
Perpetrators of Forex Fraud Scheme to Pay CFTC Nearly $1.3 Million
On July 10, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a court order of default judgment in its case...
Whistleblower Attorney Warns Proposed “Soft Cap” on SEC Whistleblower Awards Could Undermine Whistleblower Program’s Deterrent Effect
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will soon vote on proposed amendments to the agency’s highly successful whistleblower program. ...
SEC Cancels Vote on Proposed Changes to Whistleblower Program
Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cancelled a scheduled vote on proposed changes to the agency’s whistleblower reward...
Whistleblower Sues Former Employer that Allegedly Stole Worker Health Data in a COVID-19 Related Scheme
On August 26, a former employee of steel processor SPS Companies Inc. (SPS) sued the company for whistleblower retaliation in...
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