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Sean McKessy, Chief of SEC’s Whistleblower Office, Leaving Agency Later This Month
Washington, D.C., July 8, 2016. Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that the Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower, Sean McKessy, would leave the agency in July. Mr. McKessy was the first head of the SEC's whistleblower program...
Senate Proclaims July 30th, 2016 A Day to Celebrate Whistleblowers
National Whistleblower Appreciation Day Resolution Passes by Unanimous Consent Washington, D.C. July 8, 2016. Yesterday, U.S. Senate unanimously passed S.Res.522, designating July 30, 2016 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. The resolution encourages all federal agencies to inform "employees, contractors working...
Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus Designates National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: July 30, 2016
Washington, D.C. June 30, 2016. The bipartisan Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus cosponsored a resolution on Thursday designating July 30, 2016 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. This resolution was introduced in order to recognize the crucial role whistleblowers play in exposing...
Netherlands’ New Whistleblower Law Criticized as Weak, Counterproductive
Effective July 1st 2016, the Netherlands will introduce a new law designed to support and encourage whistleblowers. While this may seem like a positive step for whistleblowers in the Netherlands, experts are highly critical of the law's effectiveness due to...
KKC Partner Stephen Kohn and World Bank Meet to Discuss Plans to Protect Wildlife Whistleblowers
Last week, Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto Partner and Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center Stephen Kohn visited the World Bank to discuss the NWC's Global Wildlife Whistleblower Program with members of the Bank's environmental protection program. Mr. Kohn's presentation...
Justice Department’s First Public Statement on Supreme Court’s Unanimous Escobar Decision Slams Toyobo’s “Half-Truths” in Pending False Claims Act Whistleblower Suit
Washington, D.C. June 22, 2016 – Today, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a Notice of Supplemental Authority in a pending False Claims Act case, U.S. ex rel. Westrick v. Second Chance Body Armor, et al., No. 04-0280 (D.D.C.), setting...
National Whistleblower Center and World Bank Meet to Discuss Plans to Protect Wildlife Whistleblowers
Last week, the National Whistleblower Center's Executive Director Stephen Kohn visited the World Bank to discuss the NWC's Global Wildlife Whistleblower Program with members of the Bank's environmental protection program. Mr. Kohn's presentation covered the background and specifics of the Program, which aims to...
Big Win for Whistleblowers at Supreme Court
Supreme Court Unanimously Supports Whistleblower under False Claims Act Washington, D.C. June 16, 2016. In a unanimous ruling issued today, the United States Supreme Court upheld a whistleblower's claim in Universal Health Services v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar. The Court, in an opinion by...
Expert Report Highly Critical of UK Whistleblower Protection Laws, Calls for Urgently Needed Reforms
A recent report published by Blueprint for Free Speech and the Thomson Reuters Foundation has found that UK law "does not–and cannot–adequately protect whistleblowers." The report, entitled “Protecting Whistleblowers in the UK: A New Blueprint,” closely examines the UK’s existing whistleblower...
Whistleblowers Receive Rewards in False Claims Act Settlements
The Department of Justice announced settlements in the listed False Claims Act lawsuits, January through May 2016. The Act permits cases to be brought under the qui tam, or whistleblower, provisions which permit private individuals to sue on behalf of the...
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