Companies have learned, some the hard way, that even standard confidentiality or separation agreements can violate whistleblower protections if they lack explicit carve-outs for reporting to ...

The term “whistleblower” generally refers to a person who anonymously reports suspected corporate misconduct to their employer or to law enforcement or regulatory authorities. This article focuses ...

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The Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday adopted rules that could reward individuals who blow the whistle on illegal activity in securities markets, with bounties on successful prosecutions.

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Given the risks and unpleasant real life experiences of many whistleblowers on Wall Street, I firmly believe and recommended in my book that Congress should establish a privately staffed Office of ...

President Trump was elected with a mandate to reduce government waste and fraud. The Elon Musk–led Department of Government Efficiency has already made progress on this front, but the administration ...

The SEC Whistleblower Program provides monetary awards and protection from retaliation to eligible individuals who voluntarily provide the SEC with original information that leads to successful ...

Until just over a month ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission had been relatively sparing in its awards this year under the SEC Whistleblower Program, leading many to question whether its ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today released its Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program for Fiscal Year 2025, which ...

Until just over a month ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission had been relatively sparing in its awards this year under the SEC Whistleblower Program, leading many to question whether its ...