This California bill could help more tech whistleblowers speak out

FAST COMPANY

Tech employees who face discrimination and harassment at work may soon have a much easier path to coming forward and making their stories public. Many of these types of stories never see the light of day because companies often push employees with allegations into non-disclosure agreements, where they agree never to reveal what happened to them—even to family members and friends—under the threat of a lawsuit. read more »

SEC's Acting Chair Gives Senior Officers Subpoena Power

THINK ADVISOR

Acting SEC Chair Allison Herren Lee said Tuesday that senior officers in the agency’s Enforcement Division can now issue subpoenas, which can help speed investigations — a move former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt said is likely prompted by the Reddit GameStop squeeze. read more »

Health Management Whistleblower Wins Nearly $1 Million in Fees

BLOOMBERG LAW

False Claims Act whistleblower Bradley Nurkin is entitled to $959,713 in attorneys’ fees and expenses for his role in bringing about a $260 million settlement with Health Management Associates LLC for federal healthcare fraud in September 2018, a Florida federal court said. read more »

Indian Cancer Drug Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $50 Million for Concealing and Destroying Records in Advance of FDA Inspection

DOJ

Indian drug manufacturer Fresenius Kabi Oncology Limited (FKOL) has agreed to plead guilty to concealing and destroying records prior to a 2013 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plant inspection and pay $50 million in fines and forfeiture, the Department of Justice announced. read more »