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"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...

According to a January 14 press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), $2.2 billion was recovered through False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgements in the 2020 fiscal year. More than two-thirds of that total ($1.6 billion) came...

New resolutions approved by the members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) may serve as a guiding star for governments looking to combat the destruction of natural resources and wildlife trafficking, says Scott Hajost, a leading international...

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...

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....

1/19/21 2:24 EST Update: On January 18, U.S. Census Bureau Director Dr. Steve Dillingham announced his resignation, ending his tenure nearly a year before the end of his term. His resignation comes less than a week after the Inspector General...

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...

Insitu Inc. (Insitu), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has agreed to pay $25 million to settle whistleblower claims that they knowingly misrepresented the costs of building and operating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) under contracts with several branches...

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...

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,...