Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 22, 2013

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Caterpillar probed for ocean dumping to hide evidence – The heavy equipment maker is being investigated for possibly dumping train parts in scheme to bill railroad companies for parts not needing to be replaced.  WSJ

SEC says FCPA is “fertile ground” for Dodd-Frank whistleblowers – So says Andrew Ceresney, Co-Director of SEC Enforcement, in his keynote address at the International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  SEC

Kids getting heavier and less physically fit – This comes out of research showing children today take 90 seconds longer to run a mile than 30 years ago.  NPR

Yoga anyone? – New research is demonstrating significant health benefits from yoga and meditation.  Bloomberg

Scourge of payday loans continues to plague military – Despite legislation aimed at protecting service members from this modern day loan sharking, the problem is still rampant.  NYT

Call for reform of Military Whistleblower Act – Government Accountability Project calls on Congress to provide better whistleblower retaliation protections for military whistleblowers.  GAP