Whistleblowing at the Right Time for the SEC
- posted: Sep. 30, 2013
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower rejected a claim for an award earlier in the summer because it was not "original" under the SEC's whistleblower law. Read More
Whistleblower from 2005 Wins His Job Back
- posted: Sep. 26, 2013
- Employee Rights
Scott Teutscher worked for the Riverside County Sheriff's Association (RSA) from 1999 until he was dismissed in 2005. Beginning in 2002, the Riverside Sheriff's Association Legal Defense Trust covered the Read More
Citigroup Whistleblower Won’t Give Up
- posted: Sep. 25, 2013
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Whistleblower Richard M. Bowen III told The New York Times he plans to “leave this country better off than the way I found it.” He refuses to be muzzled about Read More
Retaliation for Whistleblowing to the FBI
- posted: Sep. 23, 2013
- Graft and Corruption
With episodes of undercover FBI work, revelation of government bribery and retaliation by county officials, this whistleblowing story is one for Hollywood. Whistleblowing to the FBI Alessandro Salvo and his father operate Read More
Social Pressure Dampens the Success of Ghana’s Whistleblower Law
- posted: Sep. 19, 2013
- Graft and Corruption
A farmer in Ghana admits that for years he concealed the corruption of a local public officer who works in his region of Ghana. The farmer is aware of the Read More
Two Employees Blow the Whistle on Warner Chilcott
- posted: Sep. 16, 2013
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Two former Warner Chilcott sales representatives, Lisa Alexander and James Goan, have blown the whistle with a bundle of allegations, including illegal marketing tricks, kickbacks and privacy violations. Federal laws Read More
Whistleblowers Are Taking Their Case to the U.S. Supreme Court
- posted: Sep. 12, 2013
- Employee Rights
Jackie Lawson and Jonathan Zang believe that the 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals misinterpreted the law. They appealed the court’s decision in Lawson v. FMR LLC and filed a Read More
Texas Whistleblower Act Has Jurisdiction
- posted: Sep. 09, 2013
- Employee Rights
A state employee sent an email to a superior declaring that if a particular contract were not honored, then the entire department would not be complying with federal regulation. After Read More
Whistleblowers Blow their Whistles While They Work
- posted: Sep. 05, 2013
- Employee Rights
It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear. -Henry David Thoreau The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Pilgrim Pride Read More
2012: What a Year to Blow Your Whistle
- posted: Sep. 02, 2013
- Employee Rights
Despite reports of a federal government crackdown on leaks and whistleblowers, a review of the amount of whistleblower settlements in 2012 will blow your mind. Across all business disciplines and Read More