The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to investigate companies for including language in their employment and separation agreements or retail client settlement agreements that potentially discourages...more
9/18/2024
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Dodd-Frank ,
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Employment Contract ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
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Securities Violations ,
Separation Agreement ,
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The SEC has begun to bring enforcement actions against companies whose employment and client agreements could appear to infringe on the right to report cases in violation of Section 21f-17(a) of the Exchange Act. On September...more
9/16/2024
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
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Whistleblowers
Following a year of new DOJ policies and guidance designed to incentivize companies to self-report misconduct and to cooperate with government investigations, the DOJ has added a new pilot whistleblower rewards program. In...more
3/19/2024
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CFTC ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Pilot Programs ,
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Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has unveiled a new whistleblower policy designed to incentivize individuals to disclose corporate misconduct through financial rewards from any resulting forfeiture of criminal proceeds. The...more
3/13/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
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On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in False Claims Act cases. In United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc., it unanimously held that liability under the False Claims Act depends...more
6/20/2023
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Reimbursements ,
Safeco Insurance Co of America v Burr ,
SCOTUS ,
US ex rel Tracy Schutte et al v SuperValu Inc et al ,
Whistleblowers