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New Laws Expand Whistleblower Protections

Federal statutes protecting whistleblowers are on the rise. Most recently, the Dodd-Frank Act, meant to overhaul and strengthen federal oversight of the financial system, included workplace protections for whistleblowers in the financial services industry. But that is not the only new law to include whistleblower protections.

34 minute read October 27, 2010 at 02:21 PM
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Wayne N. Outten And Cara E. Greene
New Laws Expand Whistleblower Protections

Federal statutes protecting whistleblowers are on the rise. Most recently, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“The Dodd-Frank Act”), meant to overhaul and strengthen federal oversight of the financial system, included workplace protections for whistleblowers in the financial services industry.

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