So how Whistleblower Protection Act can help a whistle blower?
The information provided by the whistle blower is required to original information and one derived on any previous info received by the authorities or from Public Avenue.
According to the law the SEC is certain to keep the identity of the whistle blower incognito whether the whistle blower demands for a similar or not.
The act also guarantees full security of the whistleblower against any action by the employer that he is working for and he is secured against any aggravation, demotion or illegal action of the employer.
Further if the whistleblower feels that he is being excessively penalized for his actions, he can take the employer to the court and if he wins he shall get repayment in the form of double the pay, legal proceedings charges, court fee and all the other costs that he might have occurred due to the case.
There is a qui tam provision which permits an average voter to file a lawsuit on behalf of the government if they know of crime being committed against the govt.. They can also get a proportion of any money recovered from a suit which could mean lots of cash. Once the person files the court action, they're then called the "relator". The govt. might or might not join in on the case, depending on the facts and how much money is at risk.
As for the award, the whistle blower has to make an application for the award according to the guidelines and regulations of the SEC and his suitability for the award shall be considered if the commission feels that all due criteria for the award have been satisfied by the candidate. The permit of the award can be known from the website of the SEC if the recovery is more than one million greenbacks.
The information provided by the whistle blower is required to original information and one derived on any previous info received by the authorities or from Public Avenue.
According to the law the SEC is certain to keep the identity of the whistle blower incognito whether the whistle blower demands for a similar or not.
The act also guarantees full security of the whistleblower against any action by the employer that he is working for and he is secured against any aggravation, demotion or illegal action of the employer.
Further if the whistleblower feels that he is being excessively penalized for his actions, he can take the employer to the court and if he wins he shall get repayment in the form of double the pay, legal proceedings charges, court fee and all the other costs that he might have occurred due to the case.
There is a qui tam provision which permits an average voter to file a lawsuit on behalf of the government if they know of crime being committed against the govt.. They can also get a proportion of any money recovered from a suit which could mean lots of cash. Once the person files the court action, they're then called the "relator". The govt. might or might not join in on the case, depending on the facts and how much money is at risk.
As for the award, the whistle blower has to make an application for the award according to the guidelines and regulations of the SEC and his suitability for the award shall be considered if the commission feels that all due criteria for the award have been satisfied by the candidate. The permit of the award can be known from the website of the SEC if the recovery is more than one million greenbacks.
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