Whistleblower Receives $6.4 Million For Exposing GCI’s FCA Violations
On May 11, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that GCI Communications Corp. (GCI) agreed to pay over $40 million...
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SEC Sanctions Dutch Medical Supplier Philips $62 Million for Alleged FCPA Violations
On May 11, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Koninklijke Philips N.V., an Amsterdam-based medical supplier, agreed...
UK’s FCA Says it Will Improve its Long-Criticized Handling of Whistleblower Tips
The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it is seeking to improve the confidence of whistleblowers in its...
SEC Issues Record $279 Million Whistleblower Award
On May 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $279 million whistleblower award to an individual who...
Supreme Court to Hear Whistleblower Retaliation Case with Widespread Implications
On May 1, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a whistleblower retaliation case filed by an ex-employee against UBS...
DOJ Proposes New FBI Whistleblower Regulations, Advocates Say They Don’t Go Far Enough
In March, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published new proposed regulations for the Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) whistleblower procedures....
Senator Grassley Questions Garland on Culture of Whistleblower Retaliation at DOJ
“At the Department of Justice (DOJ), nearly one in four employees fear reprisal for reporting suspected violations of law, rule,...
CFTC Accepting Whistleblower Award Claims for Goldman Sachs Swaps Case
On April 13, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for settled charges...
How SEC Climate Disclosure Rules Could Empower Whistleblowers
Around the world, whistleblowers are key to protecting the environment, a fact that whistleblower advocates highlight each Earth Day. According...
Big Tech Illegally Uses NDAs to Silence Would-Be-Whistleblowers, SEC Tips Allege
On April 18, Bloomberg reported that Big Tech firms are forcing workers to sign illegally restrictive non-disclosure agreements, according to...
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