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Whistleblower Program
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Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
SEC Announces Additional Incentives for SEC Whistleblowers
The SEC recently adopted amendments to its Whistleblower Program rules to allow for additional incentives for SEC whistleblowers. The amendments pertain to two aspects of the SEC’s Whistleblower Program: 1)…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
SEC Adopts Amendments to Its Whistleblower Rules
On August 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted two amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program. The first amendment expands the circumstances where the SEC can pay whistleblowers for…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
The Whistleblower Industrial Complex
How do a few dozen SEC and CFTC staffers sift through the avalanche of tips submitted under Dodd-Frank whistleblower “bounty” programs to determine which ones to investigate? The answer: They…
California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
A Cloak Secrecy That Unbecomes The SEC
Readers of this space will know that I was an early critic of the SEC's whistleblower program. In 2016, for example, I observed that the SEC had awarded $136 million…
Corporate Governance & Internal Investigations Advisor
Refreshing Whistleblower Processes for the Remote Workplace: Best Practices
By Susan M. Corcoran, Kristin L. Bauer
At the onset of COVID in 2020, the Wall Street Journal reported that over a three-month period, there were a deluge of tips, complaints and possible referrals to the U.S.…
HR Law Watch
New AML Whistleblower Program Highlighted by FinCEN Acting Director
By Meredith S. Dante, Peter D. Hardy, Brian N. Kearney
Himamauli Das, the Acting Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), spoke about the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the “Act”) and FinCEN’s role in its implementation at New…
Money Laundering Watch
New AML Whistleblower Program Highlighted by FinCEN Acting Director
By Meredith S. Dante, Brian N. Kearney
Acting Director Suggests that Financial Institutions Should “Welcome” the Program Himamauli Das, the Acting Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), spoke about the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Program Rules, Which May Lead to More SEC Tips
By Steven J. Pearlman, Pinchos Goldberg
On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced two proposed amendments to its whistleblower program rules. As we previously reported here, a closely divided SEC adopted a…
The Securities Law Blog
SEC Proposed Changes to Two Whistleblower Program Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed two amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program. The first proposed amendment concerns award claims for related actions that would be otherwise…
The Securities Law Blog
SEC Issues Whistleblower Nearly $5 Million Award
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced an award of nearly $5 million to a whistleblower who provided critical information and assistance that led to the success of a…