SEC Fixes Flawed Provision in Whistleblower Rule
- posted: Dec. 22, 2022
- Whistleblower Litigation
Investment and public interest groups applaud recent changes in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules. After previous efforts to weaken these rules, the SEC restored the regulations to better award Read More
SEC Considering Return to 30 Percent Awards for Corporate Whistleblowers
- posted: Aug. 18, 2022
- Whistleblower Litigation, Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed some changes to its whistleblower program that could potentially affect compensation received by whistleblowers through the program. Under the current rules, whistleblowers Read More
SEC Considers Changes to Rules of its Whistleblower Program
- posted: Mar. 31, 2022
- Whistleblower Litigation, Fraud
On February 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a pair of proposed changes to some of the rules that govern the agency’s successful whistleblower program. The proposed amendments are Read More
Early January SEC Whistleblower Awards Total More than $1.1 Million
- posted: Mar. 22, 2021
- Whistleblower Litigation, Fraud
On Thursday, January 7, The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced three whistleblower awards to five recipients that totaled more than $1.1 million. According to a statement released by the Read More
SEC Announces Pair of New Whistleblower Awards
- posted: Jan. 18, 2021
- Whistleblower Litigation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a pair of new whistleblower awards at the start of November, both going to individuals who assisted the commission with their investigations Read More
SEC Issues $3.8 Million Whistleblower Award in Fraud Case
- posted: Nov. 23, 2020
- Whistleblower Litigation, Fraud
In July, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $3.8 million award to a whistleblower who assisted the commission by providing crucial information during an ongoing investigation into Read More
Whistleblower Claims Wall Street Has Been Routinely Manipulating Mortgage Funds
- posted: Sep. 05, 2020
- Fraud
A whistleblower claims there is evidence to believe Wall Street is once again engaged in some of the very practices that led to the financial crash of 2008. A whistleblower complaint Read More
SEC Aims to Ensure Whistleblowers are Uninhibited
- posted: Mar. 28, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has done a lot to increase the protections afforded to whistleblowers in the last several years. In 2015, the agency took several steps to Read More
SEC Offers More Guidance on How to Interpret Whistleblower Rules
- posted: Jan. 04, 2016
- Employee Rights
In early August, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued some clarification on rules regarding internal whistleblower reporting. According to the agency, whistleblowers are to be protected under the Dodd-Frank Read More
5th Circuit Court Revives a SOX Whistleblower Action
- posted: Dec. 07, 2015
- Whistleblower Litigation
The Fifth Circuit Court recently revived Wallace v. Tesoro Corp, a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower complaint that had previously been dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Read More
