More people have stepped up as whistleblowers, and federal markets regulators are repaying their courage with significant SEC whistleblower rewards and other cash awards in a renewed push to work with and reward those who report wrongdoing. In September alone, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission handed out nearly $60 million in awards, including its second-largest award ever. Meanwhile, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission — which had been relatively quiet, making only … [Read more...]
Whistleblower Retaliation Takes a Troubling Turn
A new workplace ethics survey reveals concerning news: Employees who report wrongdoing are much more likely to pay for their honesty today. The rate of whistleblower retaliation doubled from 22 percent in 2013 to 44 percent in 2017, according to the latest Global Business Ethics Survey from the Ethics & Compliance Initiative. On the surface, it would seem that this backlash is because reporting of misconduct hit the highest recorded rates in the 24-year-old survey’s history; typically, … [Read more...]
Financially Driven Data Breaches Account for 76% of Incidents. Are You Safe?
You’re a regular citizen, not a multimillionaire. You don’t have access to anything hackers would want, like government information or the designs for the next iPhone. You don’t flaunt your cash, and you don’t leave your passwords lying around. So why not let your eyes glaze over when you hear someone mention a “data breach”? Because the criminals trying to get your money don’t care how much you have — they just care that it’s easy to get. And yes, money remains the key motivator in … [Read more...]
Gender Pay Gap Discrimination: Ruling Gives Women a Better Shot at Equal Pay
Women have been chasing workplace equality for decades, yet despite marked strides, gender pay gap discrimination persists and pay parity has remained an elusive prize. A recent court ruling, however, should help change that. Last year, women’s earnings amounted to 82 percent of men’s, a Pew Research Center analysis found. The reasons for the discrepancy are complex, ranging from measurable factors such as education level to more abstract causes like persisting gender discrimination. But … [Read more...]
Travel Time Pay for Hourly Employees — and Breaks: Should You Be Getting Paid?
Should your paycheck reflect work travel or short rest breaks during the workday? New federal guidance offers clarity about travel time pay for hourly employees and an employee’s rights. The U.S. Department of Labor recently released a pair of opinion letters about those topics, jumping back into the longstanding practice for the first time since 2010 (the agency stuck with general guidance in the interim). The letters answer questions received about how the department’s Wage and Hour … [Read more...]
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