By Steve Kardell | Published February 8, 2018 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: SEC whistleblower award |
SEC Awards More than $16 Million to Pair of Whistleblowers
On November 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower announced a new award of more than $16 million paid to two whistleblowers. Each received an award of more than $8 million. According to the limited information released by the SEC, the first whistleblower provided the agency with original, important insights, Read More
Read MoreJury Determines Raytheon Not Guilty of Retaliation in Major Lawsuit
A former engineer at Raytheon filed a $3.56 million lawsuit alleging wrongful termination and retaliation for having reported his concerns about timecard fraud to ethics officials within the company. However, at trial, the jury determined Raytheon was not guilty of retaliation in the case. The employee had submitted complaints that the company refused to pay Read More
Read MoreSexual Harassment Not Just Problematic for Rich and Famous
Over the past several months, we have seen high-powered, A-list celebrities and public officials toppled by allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. Many of these cases involved powerful men taking advantage of their positions to harass and assault subordinates, while being insulated from any repercussions due to their status. But it’s not just Hollywood and Read More
Read MoreEEOC Wins Nearly $500 Million for Victims of Discrimination in 2017
In a news release posted on its website, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reports it won nearly $500 million for victims of workplace discrimination in 2017. It also managed to reduce its backlog of unresolved discrimination charges to the lowest levels in about a decade. The EEOC secured about $484 million in total. Read More
Read MoreFormer Employee of Fidelity Investments Seeks Compensation for Workplace Retaliation
A former executive for Fidelity Investments has sued the mutual funds company, claiming it retaliated against her after she blew the whistle on potential fraud to investors. The whistleblower, Jackie Hosang Lawson, resigned in 2007 after what she called a “sustained campaign of retaliation” after she raised concerns regarding the incorrect calculation of expenses that Read More
Read MoreSuccesses Highlighted in SEC Whistleblower Program’s Annual Report
The SEC Office of the Whistleblower recently released its annual report for 2017. The big headline coming from the report is that whistleblower tips have helped the SEC recover nearly $1 billion in monetary sanctions from wrongdoers at agencies and businesses across the nation, including more than $671 million in the disgorgement of illegally received Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Discovers Hidden Wait Lists at VA Facilities in Colorado
The U.S. Office of the Inspector General recently uncovered secret wait lists at Veterans Affairs facilities in the Colorado communities of Golden, Colorado Springs and Denver after tips from a whistleblower. The individual reportedly came forward to expose yet another problem at VA locations. A report from the Inspector General indicated the wait lists that Read More
Read MoreSEC Confirms $50 Million Paid to Whistleblowers in 2017
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower released its annual report in mid-November. It highlighted the value whistleblowers have provided to the agency and the country over the past year. According to the commission, “whistleblowers have provided tremendous value to [the SEC’s] enforcement efforts and significantly helped investors.” The agency noted Read More
Read MoreNew FCPA-Related Investigations Disclosed by Mining Companies
Four mining companies have now disclosed that they are subject of investigations related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). One company first disclosed an investigation in late November, while the others disclosed their investigations in 2016, 2015 and 2013. Two of the companies are based in the United Kingdom, while the others are in Read More
Read MoreVA Whistleblower Claims Hospitals Routinely Manipulate Statistics by Denying Care
A former surgeon with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently claimed VA hospital administrators routinely manipulate hospital statistics by denying care to some patients to make their facilities look better and to earn more lucrative bonuses. The whistleblower was Dr. Michael Mann, a professor of surgery at the University of California-San Francisco who worked Read More
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