In setback for corporate lobbyists, whistleblowers can take tips first to government investigators

By Michael Hudson

SEC rules also award generous bounties to tipsters

Excerpts from this story referencing "New York":

"… es has become more urgent. Earlier this month, a federal district court in New York issued the first decision related to the Dodd-Frank law's whistl …"

Financial reform this week: Will SEC's final whistleblower rule require first filing internal complaint?

By Julie Vorman

Your guide to Dodd-Frank law deadlines, hearing and events for the week of May 23

Excerpts from this story referencing "New York":

"… y meager total of $160,000.Earlier this month, a federal district court in New York issued the first decision related to the Dodd-Frank law whistleblower mand …"

Whistleblower bill close to winning Senate approval

By Laurel Adams and Aaron Mehta

A landmark bill to protect government whistleblowers is expected to win U.S. Senate approval this month, according to two advocacy groups, e

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"… landmark bill to protect government whistleblowers is expected to win U.S. Senate approval this month, according to two advocacy groups, extending protectio …"

"… Democratic Sen. Daniel Akaka of Hawaii in early 2009, and approved by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee later that year.Akaka …"

"… ee later that year.Akaka sought unanimous consent for his bill to expedite Senate approval in December 2009 and again in September 2010, “but an objection …"

"… saving device that eliminates the need for a formal debate and vote on the Senate floor. But if a single senator objects to a request for unanimous consent, …"

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Lax enforcement of Title IX in campus sexual assault cases

By Kristin Jones

Feeble watchdog leaves students at risk, critics say

Where are the watchdogs?

By John Solomon

Faced with record deficits and expanding federal responsibilities, politicians from President Barack Obama on down routinely talk about the

Lame duck Congress may consider bill to toughen OSHA

By Jim Morris

For an agency so widely feared and demonized by American business, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a relative pushover.
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Labor Dept's handling of whistleblower cases criticized by another watchdog

By Michael Hudson

A new watchdog report says the U.S. Labor Department often fails to properly investigate complaints by corporate workers who seek whistleblo

New government report finds ongoing flaws in Labor Dept.'s whistleblower protections

By Michael Hudson

A new government report has found continuing flaws in the U.S. Department of Labor’s whistleblower-protection program....

Federal bureaucracy dismisses most Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower claims

By Michael Hudson

Whistleblower protections passed after the Enron accounting scandal have been largely gutted by the federal bureaucracy responsible for prot

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"… agency’s reading of the law,” said Lynne Bernabei, a Washington, D.C., employment lawyer.Some labor attorneys say there are already signs that Michaels and othe …"

Reform reading: Whistling to the SEC

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law....

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