California Corporate & Securities Law

California and federal law establish ample protections for whistleblowers. These protections can be found in numerous laws, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, and Section 1102.5 of the California Labor Code. Whistleblowing...

Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced awards to three whistleblowers totaling more than $7 million.  That is about all anyone can say about the awards.  The SEC's order is only 448 words long, including numerous...

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced yet another whistleblower award. According to the SEC, the award totals more than $5.5 million dollars. Tellingly, we don't, and won't, know the exact amount. The headline to the SEC's...