Press Room

Developments in Whistleblowing: From the American Revolution to WikiLeaks Washington D.C. July 22, 2011. On July 25, 2011, one of the nation’s leading experts in whistleblower protection law, Stephen M. Kohn, will be sharing a wealth of knowledge from his newly released book, The Whistleblower’s Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing What’s Right and Protecting Yourself (Lyons Press, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. | JULY 13, 2018—The National Whistleblower Center (NWC), and leading international bank whistleblower, Mr. Bradley Birkenfeld, have filed a formal response to the European Commission’s proposed Whistleblower Directive. The response highlights serious deficiencies to the proposed Directive that undermine international anti-corruption treaties and place restrictions on the ability of private sector employees to directly report corruption to law […]

Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center, first discovered the importance of this date to whistleblowers.  Fifteen years ago, while conducting research for an amicus brief filed by the NWC supporting the constitutionality of the False Claims Act, Kohn discovered a resolution passed by the Continental Congress. The resolution, enacted on July 30, […]

Official Recognition Sought for Founding Fathers’ Support of the First American Whistleblowers of 1777  Washington, D.C. June 13, 2011.  Today, the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) issued a call-to-action requesting that the President of the United States and Congress declare July 30th as National Whistleblower Day. As set forth in today’s op-ed piece by Stephen M. […]

Washington D.C. May 25, 2011. Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced rules to implement the whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  The rules will have a major impact on the ability of corporate employees to report fraud and protect the integrity of financial markets. According to the Fact Sheet issued […]