DOJ Issues Status Report on Pilot Programs for Corporate ...

Argentieri said, by way of an update to the Program, that DOJ will penalize companies that retaliate against whistleblowers, including by ...

DOJ also provided updates on two policies—the Compensation Incentives and Clawbacks Pilot Program and the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot ...

Through our Pilot Program, we are incentivizing individuals to come forward and report corporate crime in each of these four areas. We are also ...

This year, the DOJ's criminal division has rolled out programs addressing corporate treatment of whistleblowers and self-reporting.

The Pilot Program is also intended to motivate companies to create robust and effective compliance systems that detect and deter misconduct in ...

The Department of Justice's whistleblower award pilot program is a good start to help companies focus on policy and procedure.

On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued final guidance on its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Program), offering...

The Department of Justice's Criminal Division has launched a Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program to uncover and prosecute corporate crime.

On Aug. 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice launched their corporate whistleblower awards pilot program. While other agencies have ...

Internal Reporting is not Required (but is Encouraged): The Pilot Program does not require individuals to first report allegations internally ...

The DOJ pilot program states that it supports companies' internal reporting systems, though in a manner that increases the pressure on companies ...

According to DOJ, the Pilot Program fills gaps in existing whistleblower programs, including those maintained by other federal agencies, by ...

The DOJ's New Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program: A Victory for Wall Street – A Setback for Accountability · New Program Announced.

As discussed below, the Pilot Program imposes a very short timeline on companies to self-report to DOJ potential misconduct which has come to ...

By incentivizing individuals to report misconduct through its Whistleblower Pilot Program, the DOJ has expanded its arsenal and the means by ...

Note that these NPA pilot programs are distinct from the DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program, under which individuals who did ...

More broadly, the pilot program underscores once again DOJ's expectation that companies invest in robust, well-resourced compliance programs ...

Described as “[s]upercharging DOJ's corporate investigations and prosecutions,”[1] the Pilot Program dramatically expands the pool of would-be ...

Notably, the Pilot Program provides employees with a strong incentive to report potential wrongdoing to the government first, or at least very ...

As anticipated in our March 2024 client alert, the DOJ's final pilot program presents incentives aimed at increasing the likelihood that ...