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Staff Warned Off Whistleblower Hotlines: Global Survey

More than half of whistleblowers have felt pressured not to use internal hotlines to raise red flags at large global businesses and public bodies, a global EY survey showed. The number of organizations without a whistleblowing hotline has halved since …

Vendor That Mishandled Pennsylvania Virus Data to Pay $2.7M in Whistleblower Case

A large staffing firm that performed COVID-19 contact tracing for Pennsylvania and exposed the private medical information of about 72,000 residents will pay $2.7 million in a settlement with the Justice Department and a company whistleblower, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. …

Justice Department to Offer More Rewards to Corporate Whistleblowers

The U.S. Justice Department is expanding its whistleblower program to coax more tipsters to disclose corporate misconduct by offering monetary rewards, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on Thursday. The Justice Department is already authorized to dole out awards for …

Supreme Court in UBS Case Makes it Easier for Whistleblowers to Win Suits

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for financial sector whistleblowers to win lawsuits accusing companies of unlawfully firing them as retaliation for disclosing wrongdoing, rejecting a bid by Switzerland’s UBS Group to impose a higher bar. The …

Conn. High Court Reinforces Protections for Private Sector Whistleblowers

Connecticut’s highest court made it easier for private sector workers to bring whistleblower claims against their employers without fear of retaliation, ruling in a case brought by a former UBS AG real estate executive. By a 7-0 vote, the Connecticut …

Insurers Targeted in Proposed N.Y. Corporate Whistleblower Protection Law

Employees who report illegal activity in insurance, banking and financial services would be protected and compensated for their trouble under new legislation proposed by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The new bill comes as the issue is getting …