UK Whistleblowers Flock To The US For Good Reason

An op-ed written by Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto associate Benjamin Calitri and legal clerk Kate Reeves.

Why do U.K. whistleblowers flock to the U.S. to report? The answer is simple: The U.S. whistleblower regime under the Dodd-Frank Act encourages anybody with information on wrongdoing to file a tip, whereas the U.K. whistleblower regime under the Public Interest Disclosure Act of 1998, or PIDA, limits those who are eligible to blow the whistle and does not incentivize whistleblowers with awards, thereby making whistleblowing a risky endeavor.