Whistleblower

Labor & Employment

Christie Grymes Thompson, Bridget M. Richardson | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a final rule regarding the procedures for handling retaliation complaints under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).[i] The CPSIA prohibits manufacturers, private labelers, distributors, or retailers from...

Regulatory & Compliance

George J. Terwilliger III | White & Case LLP

Ten months after Congress created a new whistleblower program for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank"),1the SEC adopted rules to implement the program. By a 3 to 2 vote on...

Regulatory & Compliance

Ellen J. Odoner, Allan Dinkoff, Christian Bartholomew | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Editor: Please tell us about the new SEC whistleblower bounty program. Odoner: Regulation 21F, which will take effect August 12, implements the whistleblower bounty program and anti-retaliation provisions mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. The most controversial aspect of the proposed regulation...