Many whistleblowers experience retaliation for coming forward, and it comes in all kinds of forms.

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They can be suddenly reassigned to completely unfamiliar work or excluded from meetings they should be attending. They may eventually be demoted or fired.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...