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Iceland Passes First Comprehensive Whistleblower Law
At long last, Iceland has passed a law protecting whistleblowers. For years international organizations have pressured the Icelandic state to enact su ...
Israeli Bank to Pay $30 Million for FIFA Money Laundering Violations
In 2015, the world was shocked by well-documented revelations of widespread corruption and bribery within the Fédération Internationale de Football As ...
The International Nature of Corruption Requires the Global North to Step Up Enforcement Mechanisms
On April 20, 2020, the New Internationalist posted an article entitled: Who’s The Thief?, which discusses how tax havens in the “Global North” enable ...
SEC and CFTC Announce Whistleblower Awards of $2 Million
Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) each announced whistleblower awards. The SEC a ...
Court Issues $69.6 Million Judgment in Qui Tam False Claims Act Whistleblower Case
On April 30, 2020 U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt issued a $69.6 million judgment against the defendants in the high-profile qui tam Fals ...
Over $58 Million in False Claims Act Settlements Announced This Week by DOJ
Two separate False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases were settled by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) this week, recovering a total of up to $58 million in ta ...
WhistleB Survey Shows Anonymity and Increased Legal Obligations Vital to Ensuring Effective Whistleblower Programs
WhistleB is a system used by various organizations to facilitate employee and stakeholder whistleblowing tips to management. Each year, WhistleB gener ...
Amazon Faces Fire for Retaliation and Possible COVID-19 related OSHA Violations in New York
In an investigation into Amazon’s March 2020 firing of former employee and organizer Christian (“Chris”) Smalls, the New York Attorney General’s offic ...
SEC Awards Whistleblower $18 Million Whose Reporting Resulted in Millions Returned to Retail Investors
Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award of over $18 million given to an individual whose information lead ...
Loophole in Coronavirus Whistleblower Protections: Public Health Workers at Risk For Retaliation
An opinion piece published by today by The Hill, calls on Congress to enact a private sector whistleblower law to cover the disclosure of violations o ...