SEC Whistleblower Program Surpasses $1 Billion in Awards
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) highly successful whistleblower program reached a historic milestone on September 15. The agency ...
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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 ...
What is the Economic Cost of Failing to Disclose Climate-Related Financial Risks?
In light of the growing trend of climate change litigation, companies who ignore their potential exposure to climate change litigation ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Big Year: UK Financial Regulator Receives more than 2,700 Whistleblower Reports
While Parliament members continue to struggle to replace a severely ineffective whistleblower protection law, the UK’s financial regulator is charging ...
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 ...
CFTC Whistleblower Office Posts Notices of Covered Actions for Crypto Cases
Between August 12 and 17, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) posted three Notices of Covered Actions (NCAs). Each ...
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