WHISTLEBLOWER RULES GATHER STRENGTH WORLDWIDE
July 21st, 2023
Time was that whistleblowing laws were a novelty. No longer – they are increasingly commonplace in developed economy jurisdictions and offer a widening range of protections.
Take the USA. A bipartisan bill was proposed in March (2023) by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren to strengthen whistleblower protections at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This SEC Whistleblower Reform Act of 2023 (1) is designed to extend protection for employees making claims about fraud, corruption and other crimes at their ...
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