September 11, 2019
Whistleblowers and customs fraud – reporting evasion of antidumping or countervailing duties
Individuals looking to report companies that evade antidumping or countervailing duties (AD/CVD) through fraud should be aware of the avenues available to whistleblowers and the significant rewards whistleblowers...
Posted In Whistleblower Law Insights
August 12, 2019
Government continues to pursue electronic health records cases
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions’ tentative settlement with the US Department of Justice for $145 million would be the second largest settlement involving electronic health records (EHR) so far, if finalized....
Posted In Whistleblower Law Insights
July 19, 2019
SEC and CFTC have reasons to celebrate as whistleblower programs turn nine
Almost a decade has passed since the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law, creating whistleblower programs at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and by most...
Posted In Whistleblower Law Insights
July 03, 2019
New Australia whistleblower law offers job protections but no rewards
A major whistleblower law went into effect in Australia this week, offering important, enhanced whistleblower protections against job retaliation. But the Australian law lacks a critical component of successful...
Posted In Whistleblower Law Insights
July 02, 2019
KPMG case involving PCAOB highlights need for whistleblower program
In an alarming and outrageous case involving information misappropriated from the very body that oversees it, accounting giant KPMG admitted earlier this month to using that information to alter clients’...
Posted In Whistleblower Law Insights
June 19, 2019
The IRS whistleblower program would greatly improve under bill passed by Congress
Congress has passed a key bipartisan IRS reform bill with important improvements to the IRS whistleblower program that needs only President Trump’s signature to become law. UPDATE: President Trump signed...
Posted In Whistleblower Law Insights
June 07, 2019
SEC’s $4.5M whistleblower award underscores consequences of Digital Realty ruling
A recent Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower reward marks the first time the agency has issued an award to a whistleblower who reported alleged corporate misconduct to the whistleblower’s...
Posted In Whistleblower Law Insights
May 14, 2019
More whistleblowers would be protected under bill passed by House committee
The House Financial Services Committee last week approved a bill that would extend the anti-retaliation provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act to whistleblowers who suffer retaliation before they report possible...
Posted In Whistleblower Law Insights
May 07, 2019
Latest CFTC whistleblower award reflects assistance given to another federal regulator
Whistleblower awards by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission now total more than $88.5 million, with the news of a CFTC whistleblower award of $1.5 million this week. The recent CFTC whistleblower...
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May 03, 2019
“Hertz Makes A Rare Move By Suing Former Executives”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton makes a strong case for clawbacks in her latest article for Forbes.com, in which she analyzes the decision by car-rental giant Hertz to sue former executives for...