SEC Whistleblower Category – Brady & Associates

New SEC Rules Encourage Whistleblowers

August 31st, 2022

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of two amendments to its whistleblower program that encourage filings by affording better incentives to whistleblowers. The first amendment provides that a whistleblowe… Read More

SEC Severance Agreements to Silence Whistleblower - Brady & Associates

Employers Cannot Use Severance Agreements to Muzzle Whistleblowers, According to SEC

August 31st, 2016

Contributor: Michael F. Brady

In two decisions, issued less than a week apart, the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) made clear that the use of severance agreements to silence whistleblowers will not be tolerated. Read More

Too Big To Jail? Maybe Not, According To Prosecutors

May 1st, 2014

Federal prosecutors appear to be getting closer to bringing criminal charges against financial institutions that were previously seen as untouchable. A recent article in the New York Times discussed how the perception that banks were “too big t… Read More

Banks Treat Litigation Expenses As Closely Guarded Secrets

January 30th, 2014

Anyone who pays any sort of attention to the financial industry recently has seen headlines regarding an array of lawsuits brought by consumers, shareholders and even government officials regarding the banks’ mortgage practices prior to the rec… Read More

SEC Whistleblower Program Appears Poised For Success

November 21st, 2013

A recent article by Reuters discussed the slow start but likely long-term success of two financial industry whistleblower programs that reward those who report corporate wrongdoing. The article discussed how the whistleblower offices of the Securitie… Read More

SEC Awards $14 Million To Whistleblower

October 31st, 2013

Though the IRS has found itself under fire due to its slow moving and slow paying whistleblower program, the SEC has managed to construct a relatively efficient program. As evidence of the program’s success, SEC announced earlier this month tha… Read More

SEC Asks For Patience With Whistleblower Program

July 25th, 2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission has expended significant energy over the last few weeks issuing press releases where it assured the public that the first two whistleblower awards that have been announced (both were relatively small) will not b… Read More

SEC Whistleblower Program Up And Running But Paying Out Little

February 21st, 2013

Given the relatively positive news recently released about the IRS whistleblower program (payouts are up dramatically), it’s sad to hear that the SEC has not had similar luck. The newly created SEC whistleblower program, enacted under the Dodd-… Read More

Threat of Jail Time Has Not Yet Been Used to Give Sarbanes-Oxley Teeth

September 7th, 2012

It’s an issue several news organizations have pointed out. Years after the financial crisis, there have still been no prosecutions of top executives at any of the major players in the financial crisis. The question is why has the Justice Depart… Read More

Categories: False Claims Act, SEC Whistleblower

The Hypocrisy Behind Corporate Attacks on SEC Whistleblower Program

June 28th, 2012

According to a recent Forbes article, a group of powerful corporations and corporate lobbying groups have been working to kill the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) whistleblower reward program since it was created by Congress nearly t… Read More

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