United States: Whistleblowing

Court of Appeal confirms employee is not prevailing party in whistleblower retaliation claim where employer would have made the "same decision" to terminate regardless of whistleblower status.

On 8 July 2025, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the Division) unveiled a new Whistleblower Rewards Program (the Whistleblower Program) that provides a significant monetary incentive—up to 30% of the recovered criminal fine—to individuals who voluntarily provide the Division with original information about criminal antitrust violations.

Several developments in the first half of 2025 signal an increased risk of enforcement for tariff evasion.

On Tuesday, July 8, the DOJ Antitrust Division announced a first-of-its-kind Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program (the "Program"). But the Program's fine print suggests it may not be as lucrative...

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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division announced a new Whistleblower Program. Under this program, a "whistleblower" who reports criminal antitrust conduct to the Department may receive 15-30% of any fine that may result from the whistleblower's report.

The DOJ has revised its Corporate Enforcement Policy to offer more certainty and stronger incentives for companies that voluntarily...

On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Criminal Division launched a three-year Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (the "Pilot Program").

In a May 12, 2025 speech that signaled both a recalibration of and recommitment to prosecuting white-collar crime, Matthew R. Galeotti, the newly appointed Head of the Department of Justice's Criminal Division...