SEC Whistleblower Program Surpasses $1 Billion Threshold
- posted: Dec. 30, 2021
- Whistleblower Litigation
The SEC whistleblower program achieved a significant milestone at the beginning of September when it surpassed a total of $1 billion in awards. The agency announced this first whistleblower award in Read More
SEC Issues Shared $2.6 Million Award to Five Whistleblowers
- posted: Dec. 14, 2021
- Whistleblower Litigation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an award of $2.6 million shared among five individuals who assisted the agency with three separate enforcement proceedings. One whistleblower received $1.2 million Read More
Proposed SEC Rule Could Damage Whistleblower Program
- posted: Dec. 27, 2018
- Whistleblower Litigation
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whistleblower program has been an undeniable success since its launch, leading to millions of dollars’ worth of awards to several dozen whistleblowers in that Read More
Recent Whistleblower Case Shows Potential for Reduction in Monetary Awards
- posted: Sep. 25, 2017
- Whistleblower Litigation
On February 28, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a whistleblower 20 percent of the sanctions paid in association with an enforcement action brought forth as a result Read More
SEC Whistleblower Awarded Nearly $4 Million
- posted: Aug. 17, 2017
- Whistleblower Litigation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a new whistleblower award in April. This time, the payout was worth nearly $4 million for a whistleblower who provided a valuable Read More
What You Should Know About the SEC’s Whistleblower Program
- posted: Jan. 16, 2017
- Whistleblower Litigation
For the past five years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has run a program that offers monetary awards to any individuals who can provide useful information regarding a Read More
SEC Whistleblower Program Gets Blowing
- posted: Apr. 01, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced August 20, 2013 that it awarded more than $25,000 in total to three whistleblowers. The SEC reports that this payment was the first Read More
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
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
To Blow or Not to Blow — this is the Whistleblower’s Question
- posted: Aug. 15, 2013
- Employee Rights
Cheryl D. Eckard was drug giant GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) quality manager. In 2002, she was sent to the company's primary plant in Puerto Rico to fix problems cited by the U.S. Read More
SEC’s Whistleblower Program Trudges Forward
- posted: Jul. 22, 2013
- Employee Rights
Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it. -Franz Kafka Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) amended the Securities Exchange Read More