SEC’s Whistleblower Program Is Waiting to Blow a Big Payout
- posted: Oct. 24, 2013
- Employee Rights
Stephen Cohen, associate director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower, spent the early part of the summer blowing his commission's whistle and promising big Read More
National Defense Contractors’ Employees Now Have a Whistle
- posted: Oct. 21, 2013
- Employee Rights
The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), effective July 1, 2013, now offers employees of subcontractors with defense contracts the protection of the federal whistleblowing laws. Before the new law, Read More
Whistleblowers Can Whistle Irish Tunes
- posted: Oct. 17, 2013
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Ireland's minister for public expenditure and reform, Brendan Howlin, recently published the Protected Disclosures Bill, 2013, described as an important measure in the battle against corruption. Howlin said that lawmakers Read More
Courts Conducting the Whistleblowing
- posted: Oct. 14, 2013
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Whistleblowing is prevalent in the news. Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning captured our attention. As more claims emerge from workplaces, additional whistleblowing lawsuits are challenging the courts to define and Read More
Whistleblowing to the Tune of $6 Million
- posted: Oct. 10, 2013
- Graft and Corruption
In early July 2013, Baxano Surgical Inc., formerly known as TranS1 Inc., agreed to pay $6 million to settle charges that it encouraged doctors to overcharge Medicare and other federal Read More
Whistleblowing in Malta
- posted: Oct. 07, 2013
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Malta's Parliament approved the country's long-awaited Whistleblower Act. Effective September 15, 2013, the act provides varying programs of protection for individuals blowing the whistle on corrupt practices. The passage of Read More
Giving Whistles to Guest Workers to Stop Workplace Abuse
- posted: Oct. 03, 2013
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Every year, tens of thousands of temporary H-2B workers travel to the United States with dreams of profitable employment that could lead to permanent residency. H-2B employees are temporary, foreign Read More