Federal law has long provided protections to employees who report regulatory violations in a variety of contexts to their employers. But a new era of whistleblowing came into existence in 2011 with the addition of enhanced whistleblower provisions under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frank”) and the establishment of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, which has awarded approximately $326 million to 59 individuals since issuing its first award in 2012. Since that time, whistleblowing has snowballed, and 2018 has been no exception. The SEC continues to receive an increasing number of “tips” each year, and there have been particularly notable developments in the area of whistleblower law.

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