SEC Chairman and Labor Secretary Set to Speak at Historical Celebration of Whistleblowers
This week, members of Congress, agency leaders, and whistleblower advocates will gather in a virtual format to commemorate National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. In its seventh year, the annual celebration recognizes the many contributions of whistleblowers in combatting fraud in both the public and private sectors.
This year’s celebration, which will be held as a three-day event beginning on Wednesday, is set to be the largest gathering to mark the occasion in history. Over a dozen panels composed of over 60 speakers from around the world will share their insights into the state of whistleblower protections. In addition, over 140 whistleblowers will be recognized during the event.
Whistleblower attorneys from Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto (KKC) will be speaking at this year’s celebration of National Whistleblower Appreciation Day, as well as KKC clients Jane Turner (FBI) and Bradley Birkenfeld (UBS Bank).
Hosted by the National Whistleblower Center and co-sponsored by Whistleblower Network News and KKC, National Whistleblower Day 2021 will feature keynote addresses from SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, and Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA).Other speeches from members of Congress will include Sens. Ron Wyden (D-WI), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, as well as Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) and Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA), of the House Whistleblower Protection Caucus alongside Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA).
“This historical three-day event will demonstrate that whistleblowers are undoubtedly the number one source for deterring fraudsters and deserve the strongest protections possible. On July 30th, we celebrate those who chose truth over self and made the sacrifice in order to do what’s right,” said whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn, partner at the whistleblower law firm of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto.
Kohn also serves as the Chairman of the Board of the National Whistleblower Center.
Members of the media are encouraged to RSVP for National Whistleblower Day 2021 to receive a link to join the event. Watch the National Whistleblower Day 2021 trailer here.
Latest News & Insights
August 2, 2022
On August 2, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded $500,000 to two whistleblowers. Both whistleblowers voluntarily provided the SEC with original information that led to a successful enforcement action. Throug ...
July 29, 2022
A major False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam case is heading to trial that pits a large defense department contractor, OST, Inc., and its sole owner, Vijay Narula, against a lone whistleblower, Andrew Scollick. Scollick blew the whistl ...
July 27, 2022
This article was originally published by JD Supra. On July 26, 2022 Bloomberg Law published an “investigation” into the Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower program. Its sensational lead paragraph concludes that the program “often ignore ...
July 26, 2022
On July 21, John Hinman, the recently appointed director of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Office, wrote a lengthy post for the IRS website’s “A Closer Look” series detailing the Whistleblower Office. The post ou ...
Subscribe for News & Resources
Our content is crafted and curated by the partners and associates at KKC.