Whistleblower Protection Law and SEC Whistleblower Awards Blog

SEC Awards $40M to Two Whistleblowers: Lessons for Prospective SEC Whistleblowers

On October 15, 2021, the SEC announced that it awarded $40M to two whistleblowers. According to the order, both whistleblowers provided original information to … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Reform Law Would Strengthen Protections for SEC Whistleblowers

Congressman Al Green, Chair of the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, has introduced the Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2021 (HR 5485) (WPRA), … Continued

Congress Proposes Consumer Protection Whistleblower Reward Program

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto recently introduced the Financial Compensation for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Whistleblowers Act, which would require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau … Continued

Combating Whistleblower Retaliation: How to Maximize Your Recovery

All too often, whistleblowers who disclose fraud to their employers, law enforcement, or government agencies suffer retaliation by their employers. Whistleblower retaliation takes a … Continued

How to Report Promissory Note Fraud and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

Promissory Note Fraud and the SEC Whistleblower Program Fraudsters have recently begun to use promissory notes as vehicles to defraud investors out of billions of dollars. Most … Continued

Air Safety Whistleblower Protections Critical at a Time of Heightened Air Safety Risks

Air Safety Risks as Air Travel Resumes A report recently released by Allianz titled Aviation trends post Covid‑19 identifies significant safety risks in the airline … Continued

How the IRS Whistleblower Program Can Combat Cryptocurrency Tax Fraud

Cryptocurrency Tax Fraud and Tax Evasion Due to weak reporting requirements that have not kept up with rapidly evolving technology, tax evaders have been able … Continued

SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement Action Underscores Why Cybersecurity Whistleblower Disclosures Should be Protected under SOX

There is mixed authority on whether the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protection law protects disclosures about inadequate cybersecurity. Last year, in an unpublished decision, the Third Circuit … Continued

SEC Awards $40M to Two Whistleblowers: Lessons for Prospective SEC Whistleblowers

SEC Whistleblower Reform Law Would Strengthen Protections for SEC Whistleblowers

Congress Proposes Consumer Protection Whistleblower Reward Program

Combating Whistleblower Retaliation: How to Maximize Your Recovery

How to Report Promissory Note Fraud and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

Air Safety Whistleblower Protections Critical at a Time of Heightened Air Safety Risks

How the IRS Whistleblower Program Can Combat Cryptocurrency Tax Fraud

SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement Action Underscores Why Cybersecurity Whistleblower Disclosures Should be Protected under SOX

How to Report Spoofing and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

SEC Prevails in Case Challenging its Anti-Gag Rule, a Pillar of the SEC Whistleblower Reward Program

Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at PLI CLE About Corporate Whistleblowing in 2021

Whistleblower Lawyer Speaking at CLE About Whistleblower Rights of Private Sector Employees