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Rules for whistleblowers : a handbook for doing what's right / Stephen M. Kohn.

by Kohn, Stephen M. (Stephen Martin), author.

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Essex, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2023]

Whistle blowing -- Law and legislation -- United States.

9781493059263 (paperback : alk. paper) :

1493059262 (paperback : alk. paper)

xxi, 418 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Rule 1 : avoid the traps -- Rule 2 : be confidential -- Rule 3 : don't leave money on the table -- Rule 4 : "it takes a rouge to catch a rouge" -- Rule 5 : think globally : whistleblowing is transnational -- Cautiously use "self-help" tactics -- Rule 7 : document, document, document -- Rule 8 : should the tape recorder be turned on? -- Rule 9 : beware of "hotlines" -- Rule 10 : company lawyers are not on your side -- Rule 11 : don't tip off the crooks -- Rule 12 : what to do if you are a director, partner, or auditor -- Rule 13 : don't fear NDAs -- Follow the money -- Rule 15 : the false claims act reborn - with a vengeance -- Rule 16 : tax evasion, underpayments, and money laundering : file with the IRS -- Rule 17 : Dodd-Frank (securities and commodities) : file with the SEC/CFTC -- Rule 18 : foreign corruption and bribery : File with the SEC/CFTC -- Rule 19 : anti-money laundering : File with FinCEN/Treasury -- Rule 20 : auto safety : File with the Department of Transportation -- Rule 21 : whistleblowing on the high seas : report to the Coast Guard -- Rule 22 : wildlife trafficking, IUU fishing, and deforestation : report to FWS or NOAA -- Rule 23 : don't think small -- Find the federal law that works -- Rule 25 : don't forget state laws -- Rule 26 : government workers : use the First Amendment -- Rule 27 : federal employees : use the WPA -- Rule 28 : the danger zone: national security whistleblowing -- Rule 29 : get to the jury -- Rule 30 : make sure disclosures are protected -- Rule 31 : conduct discovery -- Rule 32 : win the case : prove motive and pretext -- Rule 33 : get every penny deserved -- Rule 34 : make the boss pay attorney fees -- Rule 35 : use the power of truth -- Conclusion : the roots of whistleblowing.

"An updated edition of the first-ever consumer guide to whistleblowing by the nation's leading whistleblower attorney"--

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