Posted on Apr 2, 2015 in
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The Securities and Exchange Commission announced yesterday its first enforcement action against a company using alleged improperly restrictive language in confidentiality agreements with the potential to prevent the whistleblowing process. The SEC charged a company with violating the whistleblower protections of Rule 21F-17, enacted under the Dodd-Frank Act, for requiring employees in...