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Congress Proposes Consumer Protection Whistleblower Reward Program

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto recently introduced the Financial Compensation for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Whistleblowers Act, which would require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau … Continued

Financial Compensation for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Whistleblowers Act

Combating Whistleblower Retaliation: How to Maximize Your Recovery

All too often, whistleblowers who disclose fraud to their employers, law enforcement, or government agencies suffer retaliation by their employers. Whistleblower retaliation takes a … Continued

How to Report Promissory Note Fraud and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

Promissory Note Frauds Fraudsters have recently begun to use promissory notes as vehicles to defraud investors out of billions of dollars. Most promissory note frauds share common … Continued

Air Safety Whistleblower Protections Critical at a Time of Heightened Air Safety Risks

Air Safety Risks as Air Travel Resumes A report recently released by Allianz titled Aviation trends post Covid‑19 identifies significant safety risks in the airline … Continued

How the IRS Whistleblower Program Can Combat Cryptocurrency Tax Fraud

Cryptocurrency Tax Fraud and Tax Evasion Due to weak reporting requirements that have not kept up with rapidly evolving technology, tax evaders have been able … Continued

SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement Action Underscores Why Cybersecurity Whistleblower Disclosures Should be Protected under SOX

There is mixed authority on whether the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protection law protects disclosures about inadequate cybersecurity. Last year, in an unpublished decision, the Third Circuit … Continued

Are CFTC whistleblowers protected against retaliation?

Collapse Yes, Section 23(h)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act prohibits retaliation by a covered employer against a whistleblower. The whistleblower protection provision of the CEA … Continued

How to Report Spoofing and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

Spoofing and Market Manipulation Spoofing is a form of market manipulation where traders artificially inflate the supply and demand of an asset to increase profits. … Continued

Which whistleblower protection laws employ the contributing factor causation standard?

The “contributing factor” causation standard is favorable for whistleblowers. The words “a contributing factor” mean any factor which, alone or in connection with other … Continued

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SEC Prevails in Case Challenging its Anti-Gag Rule, a Pillar of the SEC Whistleblower Reward Program

A critical reason for the success of the SEC whistleblower program is the SEC’s adoption and enforcement of a strong anti-gag rule prohibiting any “person” … Continued

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