Whistleblower Protection Law and SEC Whistleblower Awards Blog

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 Last year, in an unpublished decision, the Third Circuit … Continued

How to Report Spoofing and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

Spoofing and Market Manipulation Spoofing is a form of market manipulation where traders artificially inflate the supply and demand of an asset to increase profits. … Continued

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

A critical reason for the success of the SEC whistleblower program is the SEC’s adoption and enforcement of a strong anti-gag rule prohibiting any “person” … Continued

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

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a Practicing Law Institute CLE about Corporate Whistleblowing in 2021 on June 30th. To register, click here. Zuckerman … Continued

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

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a DC Bar CLE on June 15, 2021 titled Handling Whistleblower Claims Series 2021 – Rights of Private … Continued

Whistleblowers Can Play a Critical Role in the Biden Administration’s Fight Against Corruption

Today the White House issued an anti-corruption directive to federal agencies to prioritize efforts to combat corruption, including money laundering. The directive recognizes that “[c]orruption … Continued

Senate Enacts Legislation to Fix Funding Crisis at the CFTC Whistleblower Office

As reported in a recent Wall Street Journal article, the CFTC Whistleblower Program is confronting a funding crisis that could require it to furlough staff … Continued

Cybersecurity Whistleblower Attorney Will Speak at CLE About Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Whistleblowers

Cybersecurity Whistleblower Attorney Jason Zuckerman will speak at a CLE on May 13, 2021 about cybersecurity and data privacy whistleblower protections. Zuckerman is privileged to join … Continued

Defense Contractor Whistleblower Retains $1 Million Compensatory Damages Verdict

In December 2019, a jury awarded former Raytheon engineer Bruce Casias $43,000 in back pay and $1M in compensatory damages in a Defense Contractor Whistleblower … Continued