Editor’s Note

How long does it usually take for a company to respond to a whistleblower? Or, how long does the actual investigation or the implementation of the resulting follow-up measures take? What happens to the findings from follow-up investigations, and is your whistleblower system accessible from anywhere in the world at any time?
 

If you could not answer at least one of the above questions, can you speak of an effective or efficient whistleblower system in your company?

Today, many organizations are looking at strengthening their whistleblowing strategy. As per studies, an organization that has a whistleblower system is more profitable and productive as measured by return on assets, has fewer material lawsuits which were settled at lower cost, and has fewer reports made by insiders to regulatory agencies and other authorities.

This month, we bring you a Themed Edition on Whistleblower Protection that would throw light upon all the aspects around this concept.

Featured on the cover is Dale Horne's Trying To Unmask The Identity Of An Anonymous Whistleblower?, where the author lists down three insights that we hope will help organizations to build and manage a successful whistleblowing management strategy.

The proposed CFPB whistleblower reward program is modeled on the Dodd-Frank SEC whistleblower reward program. Check out, Jason Zuckerman and Matthew Stock’s Will The Proposed CFPB Whistleblower Rewards Law Strengthen Consumer Financial Protection?, to understand the key facets of the proposed program.

Moving on, there is Carsten Hasemeier's Is Your Whistleblowing Process Effective And Efficient? Also read, Jonathan Aronie and Ryan Roberts’ COVID-19 Federal Contractor’s Survival Guide, and Ursula Siverling and Andrew L. Levy's An Employer’s Guide To Managing The Coronavirus In The Workplace, among others featured in this edition.

This is not all. We hope, this month’s issue of HR Legal & Compliance Excellence brings to you the best practices and tools to keep you and your organization protected and compliant.

Stay safe!
 

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