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Dodd-Frank prompting more whistleblowers already?

The ink is barely dry on the Dodd-Frank legislation, and already a whistleblower has come forward. Recall that the historic financial reform bill beefed up protections and rewards for people willing to turn in their companies. Many expected a flood of whistleblowers. Theanonymous whistleblower

Whistleblowers to thrive on Wall Street?

We've noted before over on FierceComplianceIT that the new Dodd-Frank law contains some provisions that provide some big-time incentives for whistleblowers ( whistleblower news). Employees who provide the SEC ( SEC news) with original information that leads to a successful enforcemen

Interesting twist in JPMorgan whistleblower case

There's been a lot of talk about the fate of whistleblowers ( whistleblower news) these days. One interesting case has emerged at JPMorgan Chase ( NYSE: JPM ), where ex-vice president Jennifer Sharkey

Exec fired for whistleblowing, sues JPMorgan

Jennifer Sharkey, a former vice president in JPMorgan's ( NYSE: JPM ) wealth management unit, has filed a suit against the company, accusing it of improperly firing her for blowing the whistle on what she thought was a rogue client. She was let go six days after submitting a report urging the ba

Whistleblowers taking aim at Fidelity, BB&T and others

Some new developments from the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower front: A judge has applied the provision to a mutual fund ( mutual fund news) for the first time, and several whistleblowers ( whistleblower

How will the McDonald's whistleblower fare?

A big question in the President Obama era is whether whistleblowers will fare any better. They certainly fared poorly under the old regime. We'll have to wait and see if and how OSHA changes their

Are the Charles Schwab Sarbox whistleblowers faring any better?

Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblowers, as a group, have not fared well in the courts. Very few of the complaints of retaliation filed with OSHA, which administers Sarbox complaints, led to rulings favorable

More on the Fidelity whistleblower

Jackie Hosang Lawson was a senior director at Fidelity Brokerage Services and apparently developed some "grave concerns" about the way the company reported profits for mutual funds. According to Financial News Online , she went to her supervisor with concerns and says she was