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The U.S. Coast Guard has implemented recommendations from past reports that urged the improvement of programs like the Anti-Harassment and Hate Incident (AHHI) program and whistleblower complaint processes, according to a November 16 Federal News Network article.   On October 28...

On November 17, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) awarded a total of CAD $585,000 to three whistleblowers who provided the OSC with timely information that aided in enforcement efforts.   The whistleblowers include company outsiders who provided the OSC with specialized...

A Sarasota, Florida home health care agency, Doctor’s Choice Home Care, Inc., has agreed to pay $5.8 million to resolve whistleblower claims that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA). The whistleblowers, all former employees of Doctor’s Choice, claim that...

A D.C. District Court Judge issued an November 6 ruling on a key False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower case that may have repercussions for years to come. Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled in the case of United States ex rel....

On November 19, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $900,000 whistleblower award issued to an individual who provided significant and timely information on securities law violations occurring overseas.  In the Final Order for the award, the SEC...

On November 17, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) sent a letter to Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) of the House Committee on Rules arguing for the adoption of a rule prohibiting Members of the House of Representatives from disclosing...

A whistleblower lawsuit filed against a prominent Washington state health care provider, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (formerly known as Group Health Cooperative, or GHC) was settled on November 16. GHC agreed to pay the government a total of $6.3 million...

A former psychologist at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, or the VA hospital that serves New Orleans, has blown the whistle on a pattern of severe underdiagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) between 2009 and 2019. Dr. Frederic Sautter,...

The Care Quality Commission (QCQ), the UK’s “independent regulator of health and social care,” conducted an investigation of a women's mental health facility in response to whistleblowers’ concerns, according to a November 4 article from BBC News. The report found a...

On November 16, Jay Clayton, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), confirmed he will end his tenure as Chairman at the end of the year.   Clayton will leave the SEC as one of its longest-serving chairs. ...