April 2018
Technical Note
HBS Case Collection

Whistleblower Legislation in the Context of Financial Reporting

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and James Weber

Format:Print
| Language:English
| Pages:10

Abstract

This note provides an overview of U.S. federal legislation relating to whistleblowing, Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank (including the Office of the Whistleblower), and the False Claims Act.

Keywords

Whistleblower; Sarbanes-Oxley; Dodd-Frank; False Claims Act; Securities And Exchange Commission; Government Legislation; Financial Reporting; United States

Citation

Dey, Aiyesha, Jonas Heese, and James Weber. "Whistleblower Legislation in the Context of Financial Reporting." Harvard Business School Technical Note 118-090, April 2018.