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By Richard J. Morvillo and Sarah E. Barney | February 15, 2024
A discussion of the SDNY's Whistleblower Pilot Program which is designed to encourage early, voluntary disclosure of criminal conduct by individual participants in non-violent offenses involving fraud and public corruption.
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By Steve Lash | February 8, 2024
Fired, demoted or transferred workers need only show whistleblowing was a contributing factor in the employer's decision, the justices say.
4 minute read
By Adolfo Pesquera | January 29, 2024
Paxton's top aides, Brent Webster, Lesley French Henneke and Michelle Smith are to appear for oral depositions no later than Feb. 9.
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By Ildefonso P. Mas, and Joel Bertocchi | January 24, 2024
On Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced implementation…
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By Riley Brennan | December 1, 2023
Plaintiff Michael Smith brought claims arising under the PWL, the False Claims Act, and common law wrongful discharge against his former employer Ideal Concepts Inc., alleging he was fired for reporting fraudulent company behavior.
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By Amanda Bronstad | November 27, 2023
Hawaiian Electric has moved to quash a subpoena of an ex-employee who plaintiffs say has records of its knowledge about wildfire risks.
4 minute read
By Jorge deNeve, Michele Layne and Jamie Quinn | November 27, 2023
In the past dozen years the SEC's whistleblower program has awarded about $100 million a year to tipsters. But the price is eternal vigilance over companies' agreements with employees, which sometimes include language impeding their rights to inform the government of wrongdoing. The article looks at how and why the SEC scrutinizes employment agreements and what it does when companies cross the line set down by Rule 21F-17(a), enacted under the Dodd-Frank Act.
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By Riley Brennan | November 17, 2023
Justice C. Haley Bunn authored the majority opinion, while Justices John A. Hutchison wrote the dissenting opinion, joined by William R. Wooton, which argued that Jarrell's allegations "bear the hallmarks of an internal whistleblower claim and should have been allowed to proceed into the discovery phase for development."
7 minute read
By Maydeen Merino | November 15, 2023
"The investing public benefits from the Division of Enforcement's work as a cop on the beat," SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.
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By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press | October 31, 2023
Kelli Williams, a former construction manager for Atlanta-based Southern Co., filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the company and its subsidiary Mississippi Power Co. in 2018. That lawsuit, unsealed Monday, alleges that the two firms defrauded the U.S. Department of Energy and state regulators in a failed quest to build a $7.5 billion power plant.
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