On September 9, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against seven public companies for violations of certain whistleblower protections provided by Rule 21F-17 ...
In its recent decision, Galvin v. Roxbury Community College, No. SJC-13754 (January 27, 2026), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) unanimously affirmed that the Massachusetts Whistleblower ...
On Sept. 29, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA). Enhanced whistleblower protection for key employees of companies, ...
The Whistleblower Protection Act prohibits retaliation against certain federal executive branch employees for whistleblowing on significant agency wrongdoing or engaging in protected conduct, ...
In light of the apparent cover-up by the leadership at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) of a student rape and murder on campus, Congress should amend the Jeanne Clery Act. Specifically, a ...
On December 12, 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized a new rule formalizing its whistleblower program and implementing the whistleblower provisions of the Vehicle ...
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The Internal Revenue Service needs to do more to enable whistleblowers to report on fraud, waste and abuse, even if they've signed nondisclosure agreements, which should provide anti-gag provisions ...
Tax whistleblowers ask is their identity safe if they blow the whistle with the IRS. The short answer is yes as highlighted ...
A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit accusing a medical practice of inflating Medicare reimbursements, citing constitutional concerns over the False Claims Act’s qui tam ...
A Coast Guard commander was found in 2018 to have violated the Military Whistleblower Protection Act but may still get a title bump.