US Capitol Capsule: SEC backs up whistleblower shields against 'wolves of Wall Street'
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is using a lawsuit filed by a former employee of German medical products maker Siemens to solidify the agency's interpretation of whistleblower and anti-retaliation protections in rules it put in place in 2011 under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 – insisting workers are protected under the law whether they make reports of fraud violations internally to their employers or to the commission.
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