Imagine you’re at work, and you find out that your government employer is engaging in practices that you know are against the law. Perhaps it’s just a few of your superiors, but maybe the bad acts are systemic. What do you do? In many cases, employees are afraid to speak out because they rely on…

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act gives power to employees who report illegal conduct on the part of their employers. The goal is to foster a safer environment for whistleblowers so that securities law violations don’t go unchecked, leading to potentially disastrous financial and economic outcomes. Thanks to Dodd-Frank’s protections, the reporting…

Corporate whistle-blower protections exist to prevent employees from keeping quiet even when they notice their employer doing something illegal. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) went into effect after some high-profile scandals exposed the prevalence of fraud in large corporations. The aim of the protections is to safeguard employees who speak out and to facilitate corporate transparency.…