WHISTLE BLOWING

Whistle Blowing Dodd Frank Act

Abstract

The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) covers significant modifications to business whistleblower incentives and protections that influence publically traded and non-publically traded corporations. Whereas the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) prohibited publically traded companies from retaliating against employees regarding violations to accounts of securities, the Dodd-Frank provisions have significantly improved safeguarding for the whistleblowing function in the United States. It also expands the businesses subject to the SOX whistleblower provisions and relaxes the timing and manner in which retaliation claims can be made and has consolidated the punishments for such actions. The Dodd-Frank Act authorizes individuals to present claims in a US Government court up to 10 years after the declared retaliation has been completed. Compensation for comprehensive damages include twice back pay and receiving up to 30% of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) forced sanctions.

Whistle Blowing Dodd Frank Act

Introduction

Whistle-blowing occurs when a member of the organization, procedures for reporting under the control of organizations that are considered illegal, immoral or otherwise illegal. Informant reports organizational errors are more and more messages (e.g. fraud, corruption and other unethical activities in organizations like Enron, WorldCom, Arthur Andersen, and Tyco). These reports are often accused members of an organization such as employees, directors, auditors or internal rather than external control bodies. These people, known as informants, since the risk of reprisals in their organization (through job loss, demotion, or harassment) and sometimes the public (for character assassination, allegations of his informants or spies) in their efforts reveal violations observed.

This paper argues that the new whistleblower laws focus on promoting more transparency, declaration, worth statement and legal conduct, which to a large extent will play an assisting role for FIs to bypass financial problems. This paper claims that it is better for the public and investors to accept fines rather than bankruptcy of corporations, which may affect the entire economy. Therefore, it supports the idea of the essence of better laws to match these interests. Moreover, arguably US individuals and businesses will acquire common benefits with no opposition and conflicts of interests.

This research paper will firstly discuss these new regulations related to the protection for economic service employees. It will include an analysis of the promoted financial protections by applying better incentives and protections for employees. Secondly, it will indicate the propositions for employers and the importance of their awareness of the Act. Finally, it will discuss the outcomes of additional advantages that the Act contributes in the real world.

Although whistleblowers generally have access to both internal (management, internal affairs investigator, director of human resources) and external (external audit office, media, lawyer) channels for violation of the organizational report, nearly all in the first instance try a report misconduct through internal channels. Although this type of whistle-blowing is less risk that the organization (external reports often result in significant public inspection or legal intervention), are often buried, or ignore the message notification. Whistle-blowing on organizational misconduct becomes public, and its potential positive impact ...