SEC SEC Acts to Protect Investors’ Right to Report Violations, Rewards Three Investors Who Did So These actions were unusual because they dealt with disclosures or potential disclosures not by employees or other company insiders, but by outside investors.
SEC Second Circuit Affords SEC Broad Discretion In Whistleblower Award Decisions Although arising from unusual circumstances, this ruling drives home the fact that the SEC has broad discretion when making whistleblower awards, including the discretion to disregard submissions not presented clearly and persuasively.
SEC Congress Moves toward New Protections for Whistleblowers Who Disclose Securities Violations Internally A bipartisan group of Senators has introduced legislation that would expand whistleblower protections to include Dodd-Frank anti-retaliation measures.
