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Regulators Prowl for Financial Firms That Wield NDAs to ‘Muzzle’ Whistleblowers

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Nondisclosure agreements “send a message that reporting violations outside the company is wrong—this adds to the culture of silence the whistleblower laws are designed to prevent,” said Stephen Kohn, founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto.

August 06, 2024 at 11:55 AM

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August 06, 2024 at 11:55 AM

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sent a warning to the financial services industry: You retaliate against a whistleblower, and you’re playing with fire.

That was the message the CFPB recently delivered in a circular for regulators and law enforcement agencies.

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