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SEC Fines Firms for Impeding Whistleblowing in Confidentiality Agreements
On September 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that a broker-dealer and two affiliated investment advisers agreed to pay $240,000 to settle charges that they violated a whistleblower protection rule through the use of restrictive language in...
Former SEC Enforcement Attorney Joins Whistleblower Firm
On September 5, the whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto (KKC) announced that former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement attorney Andrew Feller was joining the firm as Senior Special Counsel. According to KKC, Feller will “be a key advocate...
CFPB Takes “Important Step in Expanding the Protection of Whistleblowers” According to Attorney
A recent circular released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) “is an important step in expanding the protection of whistleblowers from being silenced due to illegally broad NDAs” according to whistleblower attorney Benjamin Calitri. The CFPB released the circular...
SEC Awards $24 Million to Two Whistleblowers
On August 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted $24 million in whistleblower awards to two individuals. One whistleblower received $4 million while the second received $20 million. Through the SEC Whistleblower Program, qualified whistleblowers, individuals who voluntarily...
SEC Awards Nearly $100 Million to Whistleblowers as Program Passes $2 Billion Mark
On August 23, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced whistleblower awards totaling more than $99 million. In one award order, the SEC awarded more than $98 million to two whistleblowers whose disclosures contributed to a successful SEC enforcement...
Broad NDAs Silencing Whistleblowers May Be Illegal, CFPB Warns
On July 24, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a circular warning that broad and restrictive nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) may violate federal whistleblower protection laws. “Imposing sweeping nondisclosure agreements that do not clearly permit communication with law enforcement may...
Following Whistleblower Disclosure, Senators Demand Answers from OpenAI
On July 22, five senators sent a letter to CEO Sam Altman demanding that OpenAI turn over information about its efforts to build safe and secure artificial intelligence. Specifically, the senators requested information regarding what the company is doing to...
OpenAI Whistleblowers File Complaint with SEC on Illegal NDAs
Whistleblowers from OpenAI have filed a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging that the company is silencing employees from sharing concerns with the public and federal employees about its AI technology through its employment contracts. In...
Post-Chevron Ruling, Supreme Court Remands Key IRS Whistleblower Case
On July 2, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a DC Circuit ruling in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower case Lissack v. Commissioner. In light of the landmark Loper Bright decision, the Supreme Court has remanded the case back to...
IRS Whistleblowers Led to Over $337 Million in Collections in FY 2023
On June 24, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of the Whistleblower released its Annual Report for the 2023 Fiscal Year. During FY 2023, the IRS Whistleblower Program awarded $88.7 million to whistleblowers based on the $337 million the agency...
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