A Year For Whistleblower Rewards And Protections

Law360, New York (December 17, 2014, 10:40 AM EST) -- Time magazine dubbed 2002 the "Year of the Whistleblower" based in part on the role of Cynthia Cooper and Sherron Watkins played in exposing fraud at Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. Their disclosures prompted Congress to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which includes a whistleblower protection provision.  But until recently, there was little incentive for corporate whistleblowers to risk their careers to disclose fraud and inadequate protection against retaliation. ...

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