February 26, 2016
Canadian officials disagree over whistleblower rewards programs
Two of Canada’s leading financial watchdogs have taken drastically different positions over an issue long ago settled in the US: Are whistleblower rewards programs worth it? (Hint: They are.) In October...
February 25, 2016
Proposed whistleblower protection law seeks to improve on Dodd-Frank
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) introduced new legislation Thursday that aims to improve whistleblower protections on Wall Street. The Whistleblower Augmented Reward and Non-Retaliation...
February 24, 2016
Former federal prosecutor Amy Easton joins nation’s top whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen
WASHINGTON, DC, February 24, 2016 – Former Department of Justice Senior Trial Attorney Amy Easton has joined whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen LLP, adding to the firm’s strong roster...
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February 22, 2016
More states should adopt laws allowing whistleblowers to fight private insurance fraud
A recent healthcare fraud settlement shows how effective state whistleblower laws are in stopping fraud against private insurers and recovering funds – yet, only two states have such laws. Dozens of...
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February 18, 2016
51 more hospitals settle Medicare fraud whistleblower lawsuit, concluding massive DOJ investigation
The final 51 hospitals facing a Medicare fraud whistleblower lawsuit settled this week, marking the end of a Department of Justice investigation that resulted in more than 500 hospitals paying over $280...
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February 12, 2016
The IRS is slowly killing its whistleblower program
The IRS Whistleblower Office released its 2015 report to Congress this week, which showed that the whistleblower program remains in need of critical changes. A drop of 17 percent in the number of whistleblower...
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February 11, 2016
SEC whistleblower reward decision comes after 3-year wait
A whistleblower who sued the Securities and Exchange Commission over its lengthy delay in resolving the application for an award got an answer from the SEC before the court could rule in the lawsuit....
February 10, 2016
Whistleblower protection – not legalized retaliation – should be a focus for state legislatures
State legislatures should enact whistleblower protection laws to encourage those with vital information to come forward rather than laws that legalize retaliation against whistleblowers, as state “ag-gag”...
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February 09, 2016
“SEC Responds to Whistleblower Who Challenged Agency Delay.”
Erika Kelton in The National Law Journal, 2/9/16. “It’s difficult to know, of course, because we’re not privy to what prompted the SEC to act, or whether they were going to issue their preliminary...
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Protecting Whistle-Blowers Against Retaliation – Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor of The New York Times from Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie discussing the need for protection of whistleblowers from retaliation. Protecting Whistle-Blowers Against...
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