SEC Issues Whistleblower Awards Totaling $11.5 Million
On September 17, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued whistleblower awards totaling $11.5 million to two whistleblowers who...
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SEC Whistleblower Program Surpasses $1 Billion in Awards
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) highly successful whistleblower program reached a historic milestone on September 15. The agency...
SEC Whistleblower Complaint Alleges Google Underpaid Temp Workers
Recent reporting by publications such as the New York Times and The Guardian has publicized allegations that Google has illegally...
San Diego Gas & Electric to Refund $51.6 Million, Institute Whistleblower Training
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has reached a deal with consumer groups to refund $51.6 million to ratepayers and...
SEC Whistleblower Office Posts 15 New Notices of Covered Actions
On August 31, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) posted fifteen new Notices of Covered Actions (NoCAs). Each NoCA...
Whistleblower Advocates Take Issue with IRS Whistleblower Program’s Massive Delays
Since the passage of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act in 2006, the IRS Whistleblower Program has been highly...
Biden Announces Third MSPB Nomination, Confirmation Hearings Come Next
On September 2, President Biden announced his intent to nominate Tristan Leavitt to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). The...
SEC Whistleblower Program Rewards 200th Whistleblower
On August 27, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued whistleblower awards totaling approximately $2.6 million to five whistleblowers....
SEC Uses 2020 Rule to Issue Maximum Possible Whistleblower Award
On August 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a whistleblower award to an individual whose disclosure contributed...
Judge Rules Against PwC Whistleblower Mauro Botta in Retaliation Case
Mauro Botta, a former auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) who blew the whistle on the firm’s cozy relationships with its...
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