Regulators are getting more serious about encouraging whistleblowers to come forward with their tips and protecting them from retaliation.

Last month, the heads of the whistleblower offices of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Department of Labor came together to share the latest developments of their whistleblower programs in a Webcast.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...