SEC Publishes Rule Changes to Whistleblower Program; New Deadlines Impact Current Cases
On November 5, the Federal Register published the Whistleblower Program Rule changes for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
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SEC Whistleblower Program Continues Record Start to Fiscal Year With Two New Whistleblower Awards
On November 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two separate whistleblower awards. An award of over $3.6...
Bipartisan Bill Would Fund Website That Consolidates Inspector General Reports
Two bills that were recently introduced in both the House and Senate would authorize federal funds to be used for...
SEC Whistleblower Awarded Over $28 Million
On November 3, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award of over $28 million. The award...
SEC’s Division of Enforcement Releases Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2020
On November 2, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement issued its annual report for fiscal year...
CFTC Details Record Year in Annual Report on Whistleblower Program
On November 2, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released its 2020 Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and...
OIG Finds That Top Department of Interior Official Retaliated Against Whistleblower
In a report published on October 29, the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that...
Whistleblower Advocates Express Skepticism about Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate Testimony
On October 28, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing about the liability of big tech companies in bad...
SEC Issues $10 Million Whistleblower Award
On October 29, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award of over $10 million. The whistleblower’s...
California Passes Bill With Whistleblower-Friendly Anti-Retaliation Provisions
On September 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Assembly Bill 1947 (AB 1947). The new legislation amends provisions of California’s...
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