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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower made its second multi-million dollar award announcement in less than a week on Tuesday, this time awarding over $5 million to a former company...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Friday, May 13, 2016, that it would award at least $3.5 million to an employee who provided the Commission with information relating to an ongoing investigation....

What must an individual do to receive protection from retaliation under the False Claims Act (FCA)? Seven years after major revisions to the FCA, the frustrating answer for plaintiffs, defendants and their counsel is “It...

In three recent regulatory initiatives, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) publicized procedures and remedies for workers in the food production, financial services and automotive industries. It...

Too often, complaints filed under federal whistleblower statutes languish in a protracted investigative phase long before the relevant federal agency issues a determination as to the employees’ claims. While control over...

Many organizational leaders would agree that it is critical for them to learn of potential violations of law or regulations within the organization as soon as possible so that they may address them and move the organization...

A recent False Claims Act decision from the Eastern District of New York held that whistleblowers are entitled to double back pay before the court subtracts their earnings from new employment. The New York court’s decision...

How badly does an employer have to treat an employee before its conduct is considered retaliatory under the False Claims Act (FCA)? That was the question before a federal court in Difiore v. CSL Behring, U.S., LLC, No. CV...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is making good on its promise to reign in employers’ use of employment agreements that restrain employees from freely disclosing information to the SEC about securities...

The protections and incentives afforded by the SEC’s whistleblower laws seek to reduce and ultimately stop corporate wrongdoing. The SEC’s whistleblower statutes are just one means the federal government uses to combat...