Mr Farrelly's question was on the effects of injunctions on whistleblowers and press freedom in general.
Given human nature and the financial reliance involved, employee-whistleblowers will generally choose to report internally first.
Again, the SEC seems to be living in a fantasy world where whistleblowers are rewarded.
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California certainly knows the benefits that come from collaborating with whistleblowers and their counsel.
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The State Department flatly rejected GOP accusations it attempted to prevent would-be "whistleblowers" from speaking out.
The Office of Special Counsel is investigating more cases of possible retribution against FAA whistleblowers.
The feds had two highly motivated whistleblowers and had collected 500 boxes of documents.
These are some of the questions I was asked by whistleblowers to pursue with SEC officials.
The trouble with whistleblowers, for the SEC, is that the agency cannot control them.
There is no more cost effective means for deterring corporate malfeasance than embracing whistleblowers.
But some whistleblowers are motivated by greed, willing to stretch the truth for profit.
Now those same magazines showcase the whistleblowers who are packing the bosses off to jail.
There are two reasons so many whistleblowers overseas are submitting their allegations to the SEC.
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But whistleblowers' concerns had not been identified by "routine management" or the primary care trust.
It seems to me that I'm promised respect for whistleblowers and the scientific process.
Disclosure note: My firm represented whistleblowers whose cases were part of several of the settlements mentioned.
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Meanwhile, the whistleblowers who blew the top off Fast and Furious are paying the price.
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And pathways for whistleblowers remain essential for holding our government and our leaders to account.
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The National Whistleblowers Association says the rule is a major victory for investors and whistleblowers.
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Under the law, successful cases can earn whistleblowers between 15 and 25 percent of a settlement.
Some whistleblowers have, meaning well, not given the IRS all the relevant and supporting information they have.
Denying Damage of Whistleblowers: Take complaints by whistleblowers seriously and have effective compliance programs in place .
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Some Chinese campaigners have also set out to act as "whistleblowers", exposing the actions of various officials.
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The outcome of the FERC cases against Wall Street could provide a useful roadmap for future whistleblowers.
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Yet perhaps none of Mr Obama's transparency promises has rung hollower than his vow to protect whistleblowers.
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As a result of Mr. Hicks's testimony, Republican lawmakers said Sunday that additional whistleblowers are likely to emerge.
Whistleblowers are rewarded for the risks they take by receiving a share of the amount the government recovers.
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As a result, soft-spoken whistleblowers who expose wrongdoing are typically held in lower regard than headline-grabbing criminal CEOs.
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The law also offers whistleblowers confidentiality (even anonymity) and provides redress for employment retaliation the whistleblower may suffer.
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The people that want problems addressed have to become whistleblowers, and are threatened as a result of it.
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