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Unlike Media, SEC Can Protect and Reward Stock Market Whistleblowers
Following a week featuring extreme price volatility of certain stocks’ trading prices, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on January 29 that it is “closely monitoring” the situation. Meanwhile, individuals on social media are encouraging insiders to come...
Migrant Farm Worker Wins Increased COVID-19 Protections for Workplace Following Lawsuit
"I want to work, but I also want to live." These are the words of Maria de los Angeles Calzada Navarrete, a migrant agricultural farmworker who just successfully sued for increased COVID-19 protections in her workplace. Previously, she had allegedly...
Allison Lee Appointed Acting Chair of SEC
On January 21, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that President Joe Biden appointed Allison Herren Lee as Acting Chair of the agency. Lee will serve as Acting Chair until the Senate confirms a new Chair. On January...
Whistleblower Complaint Leads to SEC Investigation of Exxon
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation of ExxonMobil Corp (Exxon), according to The Wall Street Journal. The investigation was launched in response to a whistleblower complaint filed with the SEC last fall that alleges Exxon...
Blowing the Whistle on Illegal Fishing: A UN Webinar
Illegal fishing is one of the most under-prioritized environmental and economic crimes in our world today. Up to 28 million tons of fish valued at $10-23 billion are caught illegally every year, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization....
Biden Picks Gary Gensler to Chair SEC
On January 18, President-elect Joe Biden announced Gary Gensler as his nomination to be the next Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Gensler, the former Chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), “is expected to take...
Department of Labor Awards Delta Air Lines Whistleblower $500,000 in Compensatory Damages
On December 21, 2020, a Department of Labor (DOL) Administrative Law Judge awarded a whistleblower $500,000 in compensatory damages and found that Delta Air Lines (Delta) violated the whistleblower protection provision of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform...
SEC Sets New Record for Money Awarded to Whistleblowers in a Fiscal Year
On January 14, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $600,000 whistleblower award issued to an individual whose disclosures and assistance helped lead to a successful SEC enforcement action. With this award, the SEC Whistleblower Program surpassed last...
Smart Home Tech Company Settles FIRREA Whistleblower Case With DOJ For $3.2 Million
Vivint Smart Home Inc. (Vivint), a company that makes and installs smart home technology such as security systems and smart home automation systems, has agreed to pay the government $3.2 million for alleged violations of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery,...
Deutsche Bank to Pay over $130 Million to Settle FCPA Charges
On January 8, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against Deutsche Bank for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Deutsche Bank allegedly made corrupt payments and bribes to third-party intermediaries...
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