Additionally, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) mandates corporations setupprocedures for whistle-blowers to provide information, specifically through an anonymous reporting channel, without retaliation from superiors.
Wildman, an assistant general counsel at Wal-Mart in the U.S., worked in the company's India headquarters from last July to February to setupprocedures for complying with the FCPA, which prohibits U.S. companies from paying bribes to foreign officials.