• posted: Oct. 31, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC,  whistleblower claims,  separation agreements

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently imposed a $225,000 fine on Monolith Resources, a privately held energy and technology company based in Lincoln, Nebraska. The company allegedly required departing Read More

• posted: Sep. 19, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• SEC,  Whistleblower Retaliation,  civil penalty

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced in May that they had settled charges against Gaia, Inc., a Colorado-based company offering video subscription services in the wellness industry. The Read More

• posted: Jul. 13, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC,  SEC Enforcement Action,  Separation Agreements

In February 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission settled an enforcement action against Activision Blizzard Inc., a publicly traded video game company. The SEC accused Activision of failing to maintain Read More

• posted: Jul. 11, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC,  Retaliation Claim,  Barclays

A former Barclays vice president has asked the Second Circuit to overturn a ruling in favor of Barclays, claiming he was shut out of meetings and fired after sounding an Read More

• posted: Apr. 18, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• Dodd-Frank Act,  SEC,  SEC award

The Securities and Exchange Commission awarded over $37 million to a whistleblower who came forward with information leading to a successful SEC enforcement action, and a related action. The SEC’s Office Read More

• posted: Feb. 07, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower awards,  SEC,  denied claim

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a Whistleblower Program, which encourages insiders to provide tips regarding wrongdoing. Qualified whistleblowers may receive anywhere from ten to 30 percent of the Read More

• posted: Jan. 26, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• SEC,  SEC whistleblower awards,  cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just released their Whistleblower Program report for the 2022 fiscal year. The Whistleblower Program incentivizes whistleblowers to report wrongdoing. The findings reveal that the Read More

• posted: Dec. 22, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC,  Securities and Exchange Commission,  SEC whistleblower awards

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

• posted: Aug. 18, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• whistleblower awards,  SEC,  Securities and Exchange Commission

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

• posted: Jul. 21, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  New Legislation
• SEC,  SEC whistleblower award,  anti-retaliation

The Whistleblower Program of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been a significant success since its implementation in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, but there have been some Read More

• posted: Jul. 14, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC,  SEC whistleblower award,  SEC award

On April 25, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued whistleblower awards to two groups of recipients comprising five total whistleblowers. According to the SEC, both of these group sof Read More

• posted: May 24, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC,  SEC award,  $3 Million Whistleblower Award

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued three separate whistleblower awards totaling approximately $3 million. According to the commission, each of these awards featured whistleblowers who voluntarily provided Read More

• posted: Mar. 31, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• whistleblower awards,  SEC,  Securities and Exchange Commission

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

• posted: Mar. 29, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower awards,  SEC,  securities fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $600,000 whistleblower award on Tuesday, February 22 to an individual who voluntarily submitted unique, credible information to the agency that led Read More

• posted: Dec. 30, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC whistleblower program,  SEC,  SEC award

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

• posted: Dec. 14, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC whistleblower program,  SEC,  SEC whistleblower award

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