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Thank you for a great 2018. The National Whistleblower Center recently released its 2018 End-of-Year Report which summarizes several victories for whistleblowers.  See below. In 2018, the NWC continued its work to strengthen whistleblower protections and incentives, defend whistleblowers’ rights, and educate people at home and abroad about the power of whistleblowers in combating fraud […]

The New Whistleblower’s Handbook is the most comprehensive guide to whistleblower law yet with over 30 Rules to help everyday people succeed when they blow the whistle. This easy to read, laymen’s guide includes 10 new rules and updates on key areas of whistleblowing, including: Wildlife crime whistleblowing Auto safety whistleblowing National security whistleblowing Ocean […]

In a report issued October 29, 2018, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed the impact of the former exclusion for FBAR and other non-Title 26 collections from IRS whistleblower awards. The GAO found that whistleblower attorneys would limit the number of IRS whistleblowers alleging FBAR noncompliance they were willing to take on as clients when such collections […]

Today, September 22, is World Rhino Day. Rhino numbers have declined dramatically over recent years as a result of poaching for their horns, which is believed to have medicinal value in some Asian countries. Whistleblower reward laws are a crucial tool for halting illegal wildlife poaching and trafficking, and can be especially important to protecting rhinos. Supporting whistleblowers can […]