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NeuStar Agrees to Pay $180,000 Whistleblower Penalty
The Virginia-based company settled allegations stemming from non-disparagement clauses that impeded employees from communicating with the SEC.
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Sean Allocca
| December 20, 2016
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Risk & Compliance
Casino-Gaming Company Hit with Whistleblower Penalty
International Game Technology is accused of firing an employee for reporting possible distortions in the company's financial statements.
By
Sean Allocca
| September 30, 2016
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Risk & Compliance
AB InBev Fined $6M in India Bribery Case
The SEC says the brewer's Indian unit used third-party sales promoters to make improper payments to government officials.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 29, 2016
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Risk & Compliance
Whistle a Different Tune
An experiment suggests that too vigorously stating whistleblower protections to employees can backfire.
By
David McCann
| March 18, 2016
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Risk Management
Kindred Healthcare to Pay $125M Over Medicare Fraud
Patients "are entitled to receive care that is dictated by their clinical needs rather than the fiscal interests of healthcare providers," said the DoJ.
By
Matthew Heller
| January 12, 2016
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Tax
Ex-Viacom Finance VP Files Whistleblower Suit
Former FP&A exec says she was fired because she opposed a plan to transfer licensing rights overseas to avoid U.S. taxes.
By
Matthew Heller
| January 5, 2016
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Tax
Vanguard Reaches Tax Settlement With Texas
A whistleblower has alleged the mutual-fund giant charged its funds below-market prices for advisory services to reduce its tax liability.
By
Matthew Heller
| November 23, 2015
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Risk & Compliance
Whistleblower Showdown Heads to Supreme Court
The case turns on whether Dodd-Frank protections should apply when a whistleblower reports activity only to a company's compliance function and not the SEC.
By
Eric Havian
| September 29, 2015
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Workplace Issues
Don’t Fear the Whistleblower
A new report says employers can keep most issues in house by encouraging a "speak-up culture" in the workplace.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 28, 2015
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Risk & Compliance
Court Extends Corporate Whistleblower Protections
An appellate panel decides in favor of a former finance chief who alleged he was fired for reporting accounting fraud.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 11, 2015
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Risk & Compliance
Does Gordon Gekko Still Rule on Wall Street?
Nearly seven years after the global financial crisis, "a culture of integrity has failed to take hold" on Wall Street, finds one survey.
By
Matthew Heller
| May 27, 2015
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Workplace Issues
SEC Fines KBR in ‘Historic Step’ for Whistleblowers
A KBR employee confidentiality agreement discourages workers from reporting malfeasance to the SEC, the Commission alleges.
By
Matthew Heller
| April 1, 2015
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Workplace Issues
Companies Taking Whistleblower Retaliation Seriously
Firms are taking a closer look at allegations of retaliation against whistleblowers, according to a whistleblower hotline provider.
By
Matthew Heller
| March 10, 2015
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Workplace Issues
Corporate Officer Awarded Whistleblower Payout
The executive reported the violation after "other responsible compliance personnel possessed the information and failed to adequately address the issue."
By
Vincent Ryan
| March 3, 2015
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Workplace Issues
Sheltering Whistleblowers
The SEC is investigating any attempts by companies to muzzle would-be whistleblowers, including requiring them to forgo Dodd-Frank bounties.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| February 26, 2015
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