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Image of SEC Enforcement Report Underscores the Role of Whistleblowers in Detecting Wrongdoing and Protecting Investors

SEC Enforcement Report Underscores the Role of Whistleblowers in Detecting Wrongdoing and Protecting Investors

Today the SEC Division of Enforcement issued its annual report for FY 2020. Although the number of cases that the SEC filed declined as compared … Continued

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Jury Awards Whistleblower $4.5M in Retaliation Case

Whistleblower Awarded $4.5 Million On October 9, 2020, a Missouri jury awarded Rosemary Salerno approximately $4.5 million in her whistleblower retaliation claim against MPI Management … Continued

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Whistleblower Rules that Will Strengthen Some Aspects of the Program But Also Reduce Large Awards and Limit Protection Against Retaliation

By a vote of 3-2, the SEC adopted amendments to the rules governing the SEC Whistleblower Program. Now about a decade old, the program has … Continued

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How to Report Unregistered Convertible Debt Lenders or Penny Stock Dealers and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

SEC Targets Unregistered Convertible Debt Lenders and Penny Stock Dealers The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is targeting convertible debt lenders and penny stock … Continued

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Whistleblower Retaliation Lawyer Will Speak at Webinar About Whistleblower Retaliation Claims

Whistleblower retaliation lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a National Business Institute webinar about Whistleblower Law and Retaliation Claims on August 12, 2020. Click here to … Continued

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CFTC Announces $9 Million Whistleblower Award

Today the CFTC today announced an award of approximately $9 million to a whistleblower that provided original information that led to a successful enforcement action. … Continued

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Top 6 Reasons Why the SEC Whistleblower Program Is Successful

Top 6 Reasons Why the SEC Whistleblower Program Is Successful In response to the 2008 financial crisis, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act on July … Continued

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SEC Awards $3.8 Million to Whistleblower for Assistance in Halting a Fraudulent Scheme

Award for Contributing Original Information to Ongoing Investigation Today the SEC awarded $3.8 million to a whistleblower that provided new information during the course of an … Continued

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Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at PLI Seminar “Corporate Whistleblowing in the Coronavirus Era 2020”

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the Practicing Law Institute’s seminar about Corporate Whistleblowing in the Coronavirus Era 2020 on July 13, 2020. Click here … Continued

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Virginia whistleblower lawyer speaks on panel about Virginia whistleblower protection law

On June 25 and June 30, whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman spoke at a seminar titled A New Day in the Old Dominion: Virginia’s Sweeping … Continued

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Virginia Employment Lawyers Publish Article About Virginia Anti-Discrimination and Whistleblower Protection Laws

Virginia employment lawyers Jason Zuckerman and Dallas Hammer published an article in Virginia Lawyer magazine titled 2020 Legislative Session Heralds a Sea Change in … Continued

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Virginia Employees Protected From Retaliation for Raising Concerns About COVID-19 Workplace Safety Issues

On July 15, 2020, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board approved an emergency workplace standard to curb the spread of COVID-19, making Virginia the … Continued