NWC Launches National Campaign to Stop Grimm Act
Washington, D.C. January 24, 2012. Today, the National Whistleblowers Center launched a national campaign against the Grimm Act (H.R. 2483). The bill, sponsored by Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY13], systematically rolls back every whistleblower provision included in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. It has passed the initial mark-up and is poised for full approval.
The NWC has called upon its grassroots network to oppose the bill, calling it an act of war on whistleblowers. The NWC objects to the following measures of the bill, which systematically dismantle the current, effective whistleblower process from beginning to end:
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My dream was not to grow up to become a whistleblower. My dream was to become an FBI agent. But after 20 years at the FBI, I came face to face with corruption. My moral compass allowed no other option: expose the truth.
Fortunately, I found the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC), an organization fighting every day for whistleblower rights. The NWC was created to advocate for whistleblowers who do not have a voice. Over the years, the NWC has created a vibrant whistleblower community. It consists of people throughout the country who put the greater good over their own financial and emotional security.
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Wall Street Journal (December 15, 2011). If you’re among the 34% of Americans who have seen wrongdoing at their job, you may want to add this book to your Christmas wish list.
Just don’t let your boss catch you reading it.
Last week, the National Whistleblower Center announced the release of the second edition of “The Whistleblower’s Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing What’s Right and Protecting Yourself.”
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Washington, D.C. December 8, 2011. The National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) is proud to announce the release of the second edition of The Whistleblower's Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing What's Right and Protecting Yourself. This second edition includes a new 20--page checklist on the procedures for obtaining Dodd-Frank Act rewards from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The checklist covers the SEC's regulations that went into effect on August 11, 2011 and provides insights on how whistleblowers can use the new regulations to maximize their potential rewards. See pages 276-296.
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