In the News

WASHINGTON, D.C. | September 7, 2018. This summer CBS News’ Whistleblower drew praise as it gave whistleblowers prime time  exposure. Each week introduced “cases in which ordinary people step up to do the extraordinary by risking their careers, their families and even their lives to ensure others are not harmed or killed by unchecked, unethical corporate greed,” […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. | August 31, 2018. On May 8, 2018, Representative Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) and Don Young (R-AK), introduced H.R. 5697, the Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act (WCATA) of 2018. The bipartisan bill will “support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, [and] provide dedicated funding for wildlife conservation at no expense to the taxpayer.” It includes critical whistleblower provisions […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. | June 20, 2018—The National Whistleblower Center (NWC) has made a formal request to the Governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Mark Carney, that the BoE remove a misleading report on U.S. whistleblower reward laws from its website within 10 working days. The letter to Governor Carney states: “We are concerned that […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. | JUNE 28, 2018—Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed rule to reduce the size of whistleblower rewards in cases in which the U.S. recovers $100 million or more. This proposed rule will discourage high-ranking and well-compensated employees at large financial institutions from blowing the whistle. National Whistleblower Center Executive […]