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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 underpaid thousands of temporary workers for years. By paying temporary workers considerably less than full-time employees who do similar work,...
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 relates to a successful enforcement action and signals that individuals may now file whistleblower award claims for those cases. 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. The awards stemmed from three separate enforcement actions. With the awards, the SEC Whistleblower Program has now rewarded over 200...
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 to the success of an SEC enforcement action. The SEC awarded the whistleblower the maximum possible award of 30% of...
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 clients, lost his whistleblower retaliation case. On July 26, Magistrate Judge Alex Tse of the U.S. District Court for the...
Whistleblower Advocates Suggest Fixes to the SEC’s Related Action Rule
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that it will be revisiting rule changes to the agency’s whistleblower program that were instituted last year. Whistleblower advocates applauded the move, highlighting in particular the agency’s plans to revise the...
Whistleblower Advocates Applaud SEC’s Plan to Revise Related Action Rule
On August 2, Gary Gensler, the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), released a statement detailing the agency’s plans to revise controversial rule amendments to the SEC Whistleblower Program. Gensler specifically pointed to two rule amendments which...
Big Month for SEC Whistleblower Program Continues with $6 Million More in Awards
On August 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two whistleblower awards totaling nearly $6 million. The awards stem from two separate enforcement actions and were issued to whistleblowers who provided the SEC with information and assistance that...
SEC Nears $1 Billion in Whistleblower Awards
On August 6, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced whistleblower awards totaling more than $3.5 million. The awards stem from two separate enforcement actions and were issued to three separate individuals. With these awards, the SEC Whistleblower Program...
SEC May Reverse Controversial Whistleblower Program Amendments
Under the new leadership of Chair Gary Gensler, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may revise controversial rules for its highly successful whistleblower program. The rules in question were passed in September 2020 and have been widely criticized by...
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