Interview with Christopher Ehrman, Director of the CFTC Whistleblower Office
As readers of the FCPA Blog know, the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010 created whistleblower bounty programs in both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Press Release: PR7559-17 - CFTC Strengthens Anti-Retaliation Protections for Whistleblowers and Enhances the Award Claims Review Process
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unanimously approved amendments to the CFTC’s Whistleblower Rules that will, among other things, strengthen the CFTC’s anti-retaliation protections for whistleblowers and enhance the process for reviewing whistleblower claims.
CFTC Bolsters Rules to Shield Whistleblowers from Retaliation
The top U.S. derivatives regulator took steps to strengthen its whistleblower rules on Monday by building in new protections to shield tipsters from retaliation or being muzzled by their employers.
CFTC Authorized to File Whistle-Blower Retaliation Claims
The CFTC may file enforcement actions against employers that retaliate against whistleblowers, under rule changes adopted May 22
CFTC Strengthens Rules to Protect Whistleblowers
The primary US commodities regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said on Monday that it has approved rule changes to bolster protections for whistleblowers and improve its process for reviewing claims.