SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission added its voice on Friday to a Northern District of California whistleblower suit filed by the former general counsel of Bio-Rad Technologies Inc.
In an amicus curiae brief backing Sanford Wadler, the agency argues that employees who raise concerns of corporate misdeeds need not go directly to the authorities with their complaints to qualify for whistleblower protection. Wadler, who had served as Bio-Rad’s GC for more than 20 years, sued the company in May, claiming he was fired after raising concerns over potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
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