Sentences with phrase «for whistleblowers»

There is relatively little protection for whistleblowers in Swiss law due to the duty of loyalty to the employer that is provided for in employment law.

Tamara Hunter of DLA Piper states, «Canada has comprehensive protection for whistleblowers in the public sector.

He says the Panama Papers show how corruption is «scared of the spotlight» and urges new protection for whistleblowers who he says are under great danger in many countries.

The partner at Stikeman Elliott in Toronto suggests that even though the commission says it doesn't mean for its whistleblower program to undermine internal compliance systems, that's just what the program could do.

The proposal is to provide EU - wide protection for blowing the whistle on breaches of specified types of EU legislation (for example, legislation on financial services, public health and safety, data protection and competition rules), although Member States are encouraged to go beyond this minimum standard and establish comprehensive frameworks for whistleblower protection.

The company's stock has plummeted, and company CEO Mark Zuckerberg is out billions of dollars ahead of the legal battles he will undoubtedly face for the whistleblower incident.

Jackie Hosang Lawson and Jonathan M. Zang complained of retaliation for whistleblower activities from the privately held parent company and subsidiary companies that run the Fidelity family of mutual funds.

Dodd - Frank critics argue that offering larger payouts for whistleblowers will cause an uptick in financially - motivated tips, but the concerns are misguided.

about Coalition Letter Urges Special Counsel Kerner to Investigate Justice Department for Whistleblower Law Violations

The whistleblower who exposed Russia's systematic doping of Olympic athletes has been warned by U.S. officials that Russian agents may be inside the United States looking for him and that new security measures needed to be taken to insure his safety, the lawyer for the whistleblower tells Yahoo News.

The Rajoy government's timing could also have been better, coming just months after the European Parliament called for greater protection for whistleblowers like Falciani in its conclusions on the Panama Papers scandal:

There's no specific look or résumé for a whistleblower, that freethinking individual who publicly exposes misconduct or dishonesty within a cohesive group, often at a steep cost to his or her own reputation.

With young children holding signs that said «We love solar power» and «We want windmills, not fracked wells,» and people of all ages chanting her name and waving banners of support, it seemed that New Paltz was a perfect stop for the Whistleblower Tour.

The project also links to resources for whistleblowers and legal help.

Berger calls on all right minded people, people of conscience, and lovers of democracy and accountability «to petition the Australian government to repeal this repressive legislation and to promote openness, accountability, and protection for whistleblowers everywhere.»

It notes that the hospital has already set up a procedure for whistleblowers to express concerns and established a task force to address the overlap between patient care and clinical research.

There's no country for whistleblowers.

Birmingham City Council has also expressed alarm at the decision to disclose the witness statements, with Brigid Jones, cabinet member for children, families and schools, warning it could have «potentially serious consequences» not just for the witnesses involved, but for whistleblowers nationwide.

State and City Comptrollers should create a dedicated charter school fraud hotline for whistleblowers.

The release date for Whistleblower, the first DLC add - on for the survival horror game Outlast, has been announced.

Ellsberg emphasized the need to look for whistleblowers on various issues, including national security and climate denial efforts by energy companies.

(5) But the recent positive publicity for whistleblowers suggests that whistleblowing is now viewed with less suspicion — and whistleblowers as less politically motivated and more altruistic — than was true in the past.

Climate Doc Leaks is a repository for whistleblowers wanting to report on how energy companies, public relations, law, and lobbying firms, and others, are systematically undermining efforts to tackle climate change — such as the recently exposed scandal with Exxon.

You could well become an outlet for whistleblowers within IPCC (would it be tecnically possible to offer them anonymity, whilst still declaring themselves to you?).

The only recourse for whistleblowers who face reprisals from their bosses is through the Manitoba Labour Board.

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Despite the protections in the Act for whistleblowers, one may ask if such people are really likely to be able to stay anonymous and thus safe, or should suffer very stiff penalties for choosing not to send their spouses and fathers of their children, and possibly main source of support, off to jail and not to make them unemployable for many years.

Attorney Dean Zerbe (pictured) published an article in Forbes magazine explaining how recent events in the IRS whistleblower program give reasons for whistleblowers to see an even brighter future.

The Securities and Exchange Commission continues to pursue enforcement actions against companies for whistleblower - related violations.

American protections for whistleblowers abroad have recently strengthened, too.

In 1986, Congress strengthened the False Claims Act by amending it to increase incentives for whistleblowers to file lawsuits alleging false claims on behalf of the government.

Indeed, when the SEC was writing the rules for its whistleblower program, many public companies and business groups such as the Association of Corporate Counsel and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce lobbied hard for a requirement that employees must first report potential violations of the securities laws internally before blowing the whistle to the SEC.

Royal says she understands the rationale for a whistleblower program, but she says it will be «a more interesting conversation to have in a year» to see if the OSC has struck the right balance.

The government said it intends to introduce a civil cause of action for whistleblowers who experience reprisal for co-operating with the commission.

The US law enforcement agencies have traditionally favoured the practice of using those who admit offences to provide evidence against others in exchange for a substantially reduced sentence or immunity for the whistleblower.

The subject area - specific protection (i.e., human rights, occupational health and safety, employment standards) for whistleblowers varies from province to province (source: Whistleblowing An employer's guide to global compliance).

Europe still lacks a protective framework for whistleblowers and, ironically, someone needs to accuse the whistleblowers of theft before the data can be openly discussed.

Transparency International Canada (TI - Canada, a non-governmental anti-corruption organization) is calling for the federal government to amend the Criminal Code and all levels of Canadian governments to introduce more robust legislative protection for whistleblowers in the private sector.

The OECD, among other things, urged authorities in Switzerland to improve protections for whistleblowers, reform its rules about legal assistance with other countries and ensure bribery sanctions are «effective, proportionate and dissuasive.»

«Sarbanes - Oxley did a lot to codify protections for whistleblowers, but it didn't really change the general culture or behavior at companies,» says Andrew Sherman, a partner at Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky, a Washington - based law firm focused on small - business issues.

The OECD urged Swiss authorities to improve protections for whistleblowers, reform its rules about legal assistance with other nations and ensure bribery sanctions are «effective, proportionate and dissuasive.»

According to a report by Ann Marsh, for Financial Planning on December 9, «protections for whistleblowers have broken down at the Labor Department.»