Legislation

In a new article, leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto outlines the seven most urgently needed reforms to U.S. whistleblower laws and policy. In particular, Kohn highlights actions that Congress and federal agencies can take to align the nation’s...

The Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act, a bill pending in Congress, would set up a whistleblower award program at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a new article for Law360, leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn of Kohn,...

On September 27, the U.S. House Committee on Small Business held a hearing entitled “Action Through Innovation: Private Sector Solutions to Recouping Stolen Pandemic Loan Funds.” The hearing touched on different solutions the Small Business Administration (SBA) could take to...

U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and James Risch (R-ID) and Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Dean Phillips (D-MN) announced their introduction of the bipartisan “Sanctions Evasion Whistleblower Rewards Act” on June 21. In Senator Whitehouse’s press release, the representatives touted...

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced a bill in the Senate on March 30 that would provide incentives for whistleblowers to come forward to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to report fraud against consumers and assist in sanctioning. The...

On March 1, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) reintroduced the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act, or H.R. 1273. The bipartisan bill will provide whistleblower protections to Peace Corps Volunteers, among other things. The bill “stablishes protections against reprisal and retaliation for Peace...

A newly introduced bill extends whistleblower protections to workers in the offshore oil and gas industry, protecting them from retaliation for blowing the whistle on misconduct by their employer. Representative Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) introduced the Offshore Oil and Gas Worker...

On September 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1456). The Act would offer whistleblower protections to Peace Corps Volunteers, among other provisions. The Legislation The bipartisan Act passed the House 290 - 125....

On September 15, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 221-203 to pass the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act (WPIA). The bill expands whistleblower protections for federal employees, including granting federal employee whistleblowers access to federal court trials. The WPIA was reintroduced...

On July 27, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) reintroduced the Espionage Act Reform Act, which would increase protections for journalists and expand options for whistleblowers to make disclosures. The Act “mirrors the...