Gatekeepers who have firsthand knowledge of corporate wrongdoing should be entitled to the same legal protections afforded to any other whistleblower.
Whistleblowers
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
SEC awards $50M to two whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced awards totaling $50 million to two whistleblowers whose high-quality information assisted the agency in bringing a successful enforcement action.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Avenatti arrest fallout: don’t confuse whistleblowing with extortion
A high-profile arrest of Michael Avenatti for an extortion scheme against Nike raises difficult questions of corporate responsibility regarding whistleblower initiatives.
Posted inEurope
EU whistleblower protections closer to fruition
As EU whistleblower protections inch closer, Neil Hodge provides an in-depth look at exactly what they will cover.
Posted inWhistleblowers
CFTC issues enforcement advisory on self-reporting and cooperation
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Division of Enforcement has issued an enforcement advisory that provides clarity concerning the benefits of self-reporting and cooperation related to violations of the Commodity Exchange Act involving foreign corrupt practices.
Posted inWhistleblowers
Waters urges CFPB employees to be whistleblowers
Rep. Maxine Waters, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, has written an open letter to CFPB employees urging them to be proud of their work and use a whistleblower hotline to report anything undermining those efforts.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
An inside look at False Claims Act enforcement
Deputy Associate Attorney General Stephen Cox in remarks this week offered some key insight into the Department of Justice’s enforcement principles, policies, and perspectives that guide its False Claims Act enforcement.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Distilling compliance lessons from healthcare fraud cases
False Claims Act recoveries related to healthcare fraud in fiscal year 2018 offer key insight into the best practices the government expects to ensure compliance with federal healthcare laws.
Posted inEurope
Study: Blowing the whistle won’t harm the bottom line
A new study from NAVEX Global reveals whistleblower hotlines don’t often prove detrimental to business outcomes.
Posted inWhistleblowers
Sean X. McKessy: King of the whistleblowers
Sean McKessy spent several years at the SEC building its whistleblower protection program, putting in place an incentive program for paying whistleblowers, and creating a new way for the SEC to break cases.
