Whistleblower Provisions in the Wall Street Reform Act
Commentators are talking about the somewhat under-the-radar whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, recently signed into law by President Obama. This...
View ArticleNew Bounties for Whistleblowers
The recent regulatory reform package known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission to pay bounties to whistleblowers whose...
View ArticleChanges for Whistleblowers Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Including for Foreign...
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 brings a new round of sweeping reform to our nation’s financial system. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, a whistleblower who provides...
View ArticleSEC Rules Implement Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program
After much deliberation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued final rules implementing the whistleblower program mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. Under the new rules, individuals...
View ArticleMisappropriation of Confidential Information or Legitimate Whistleblowing?
There is an obvious tension between the desire to encourage employees to come forward with information necessary to report and expose fraud and the recognition that certain company information is truly...
View ArticleThe Dodd-Frank Act and Whistleblowers: Broader Protection Than You Might Think
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 included a whistleblower program allowing individuals who report original information to the SEC leading to a recovery exceeding $1...
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