SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Strengthen Whistleblower Program The SEC recently announced proposed changes to its whistleblower program that would strengthen it for the years to come.  The proposals would roll back two rule amendments that the SEC adopted in 2020, which significantly increased the uncertainty facing would-be whistleblowers.  Below we discuss the pros and cons of these new proposals, which would improve that status quo but have issues of their ..read more

Top 5 Reasons Why Nurses Make Great Whistleblowers Nurses are rightly getting a lot of attention lately for the courageous and essential role they are playing on the front-line during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Whether in hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, or as home health workers, nurses are finally “ ,” even as private equity firms seek to profit from nurses’ increased wage-earning power.  As by STAT, Congress is now ..read more

As Whistleblowers and Quality Care Advocates, Hospitalists are the Conscience of Healthcare Thursday, March 3, 2022 is , a day we recognize the contributions of the specialist care doctors and other professionals who provide quality care to sick and vulnerable patients in a hospital.  As the fastest growing specialty in modern medicine, are a critical part of the nation’s health care service delivery system . Less noted but no less important ..read more

Catch of the Week: Second Conspirator Pleads Guilty in Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Case pleaded guilty to two felony charges in connection with EB-5 securities fraud in the development of the , also called the AnC Vermont project. Kelly, who served as the chief operating officer for the project, was a long-time advisor to project owner , who previously pleaded guilty to related charges. Co-defendant William Stenger, the project’s CEO, pleaded ..read more

Whistleblowers Without Borders: International Whistleblowers are Increasingly Important Contributors of Tips to the SEC Whistleblower Reward Program On March 4, 2021, the SEC announced an of over $5 million to joint foreign whistleblowers whose tip, providing significant information about misconduct abroad, caused the opening of an investigation that resulted in a successful . According to Jane Norberg, former Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower , “The whistleblowers’ information alerted the staff to misconduct ..read more

Whistleblowing is crossing paths with antitrust enforcement. Expect the trend to accelerate. In the past few years, whistleblowers have become increasingly instrumental in detecting and addressing corporate wrongdoing. Increased protections and financial incentives have encouraged whistleblowers to expose corruption and other wrongdoing, much of which would otherwise often go unnoticed ..read more

Catch of the Week: Rental Car Add-ons If you travel often, you probably hate the rote sales pitch of a la carte add-ons at the car rental counter.  Perhaps you check in online not just to save time but to avoid the whole spiel. Wouldn’t you like the peace of mind of adding on the collision damage waiver?  The loss damage waiver?  Supplemental liability coverage, also known as additional liability insurance?  Personal accident insurance?  ..read more