In Their Own Words -- Norberg
Posted January 20, 2017
— “This is the second case this week against a company that took steps to impede former employees from sharing information with the SEC. Companies simply cannot disrupt the lines of communications between the SEC and potential whistleblowers.”
Jane Norberg, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, commenting on the SEC’s finding that Seattle-based HomeStreet, Inc. took steps to impede whistleblowers from speaking with the SEC, including requiring former employees to sign severance agreements waiving potential whistleblower awards or risk losing their severance payments and other post-employment benefits.
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