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Whistleblower Program
178 published works
Dashboard Insights
NHTSA Publishes Proposed Rule to Formalize its Whistleblower Program under the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act
By Christopher H. Grigorian, R. Nicholas Englund, Megan Chester
On April 14, 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) took a major step in formalizing its Whistleblower Program by issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to formally…
White Collar Law & Investigations
Previewing SEC Enforcement in 2023
By Neil Austin
This is the fifth part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: crypto enforcement. Takeaways: The SEC’s Division of Enforcement set record-highs…
California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Was This The Least Transparent Report In SEC History?
Professor Alexander I. Platt at the University of Kansas School of Law has just released a draft of a forthcoming paper that takes the Securities and Exchange Commission to task…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Congress Continues to Expand Bank Secrecy Act Whistleblower Program
By Kevin McCart
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 amended the Bank Secrecy Act’s whistleblower provisions, setting a floor on the monetary award a whistleblower may receive, allowing whistleblowers to receive awards relating to…
Workforce Bulletin
<em>Video:</em> Speak Out Act Takes Effect, Enhanced Data Privacy Obligations for California Employers, and SEC Releases Whistleblower Annual Report – <em>Employment Law This Week</em>
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we discuss how the Speak Out Act pays homage to the fifth anniversary of the #MeToo movement, outline the enhanced implications of the California…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
SEC Releases FY 2022 Whistleblower Annual Report
By Steven J. Pearlman, Pinchos Goldberg, Ryan McGill
On November 15, 2022, the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower (OWB) released its annual report to Congress covering the period from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The report…
Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
SEC Received Record Breaking Number of Tips in FY2022
On November 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Office reported that it received a record breaking number of tips in Fiscal Year 2022 (FY2022). The SEC Whistleblower Program…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Department of Education and Federal Student Aid Seeking Whistleblowers to Report Potential Violations by Institutions of Higher Education
Having stood up and promoted the whistleblower program at the CFPB, it appears that Richard Cordray may now be taking similar steps at Federal Student Aid (“FSA”). On November 10,…
Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
SEC Award of More Than $17 Million to Whistleblower Law Collaborative Client
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded more than $17 million to a whistleblower represented by Whistleblower Law Collaborative’s Suzanne Durrell and Bob Thomas. The whistleblower client submitted a tip…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
SEC Adopts Amendments to Whistleblower Program Rules
By Steven J. Pearlman, Pinchos Goldberg
On August 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had adopted two amendments to its whistleblower program rules proposed earlier this year (see our post here).…