Deliver Your News to the World

Final Whistleblower Provisions in Dodd-Frank Act to be Announced Tomorrow Morning


WEBWIRE

Washington, D.C. May 24, 2011. Tomorrow, May 25th at 9:30 a.m. EST, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will meet to vote on its final rules for the whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The rules will directly relate to the new “bounty” provisions in the Securities Exchange Act, which requires the SEC to pay whistleblower rewards.

Stephen M. Kohn, NWC Executive Director, issued the following statement:

“We are gravely concerned that the SEC will enact rules that will set back whistleblower protections for years to come. There has been an unprecedented and aggressive lobbying campaign by the Chamber of Commerce and other corporate interests to undermine the ability of employees to disclose fraud to the appropriate authorities.”

“Early indications are that the SEC will bow to corporate pressures and cut Dodd-Frank whistleblower protections off at the legs. We hope we are wrong.”

To arrange an interview with Stephen Kohn, please contact Lindsey Williams at lmw@whistleblowers.org or 202-342-1903.

Links:

NWC Dodd-Frank Rulemaking page – links to memos from Commissioner meetings, NWC public comments, and other related materials

***



WebWireID138168




 
 SEC
 Dodd Frank
 corporate whistleblowers
 whistleblower protection
 Wall Street Reform


This news content may be integrated into any legitimate news gathering and publishing effort. Linking is permitted.

News Release Distribution and Press Release Distribution Services Provided by WebWire.