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Athletics Canada Institutes New Whistleblower Policy
Athletics Canada established a new whistleblower policy in response to the abusive treatment of athletes going unreported. The “sport governing body” for track and field, cross country, race walking, and other combined events recently banned three track and field coaches...
Senior California Public Utilities Commission Official Claims Whistleblower Retaliation
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) placed its executive director, Alice Stebbins, on leave, and she in danger of being fired. She claims that this is an act of whistleblower retaliation, according to an August 5 KQED article. In a letter...
SEC Charges International Insurance Company with Making False Loss Reserve Disclosures
On June 17, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged international insurance company AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (AmTrust) and its former CFO Ronald E. Pipoly Jr. with faulty loss reserve disclosures. AmTrust and Pipoly have agreed to pay a...
Theranos Whistleblower Expresses Concern on Rush to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine
On August 3, Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz appeared on the TODAY show to express his concerns over the rush to create a vaccine for COVID-19. In 2015, Shultz blew the whistle on the blood-testing company Theranos after raising concerns internally...
Senators Pen Letter in Light of Report that Workers of Color Face Higher Rates of Whistleblower Retaliation
On August 4, a group of twenty-one U.S. Senators sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding the disproportionate amount of whistleblower retaliation acts against Black and Latino workers. ...
Dermatology Product Manufacturer to Pay SEC $37 Million as Result of Fraud Charges
On June 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced final judgment on its charges against dermatology product manufacturer Stiefel Laboratories Inc. (Stiefel Labs) and its former CEO and chairman, Charles Stiefel. The SEC alleged that shareholders were defrauded...
International Whistleblower Groups Offer Ireland Directions for New Whistleblower Legislation
Recognized international experts in whistleblower law have offered to help Ireland with the implementation of new whistleblower legislation. On August 11, whistleblower nonprofit groups the National Whistleblower Center, Whistleblowing International, and the European Center for Whistleblower Rights, along with whistleblower...
Whistleblowers Important in Combatting Wildlife Crimes Against Elephants
August 12 is World Elephant Day, a day “to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants.” Asian elephants are marked as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, while the African...
NASA Recognizes National Whistleblower Appreciation Day
On July 30, whistleblowers, advocates, and government officials celebrated National Whistleblower Day. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) joined with them in recognizing the holiday, sending an internal memo to all of its civil service and contractor employees. The...
The EU Campaign for Whistleblower Rewards: A New Idea for Old Europe
Maybe it’s because of its skepticism of free-market capitalism. Or its mistrust of anything and everything American. Or its moral compass and philosophical values shaped by more than 2,000 years of civilization. Whatever the reasons, most European citizens and elected...
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