Menu1/4/16: Two settlements with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – one with a technology company and the other an oil and gas company – gave evidence that the federal agency has taken protection of whistleblowers seriously. The companies were among a growing number of firms with “separation agreements” that violated employee rights to report potential misconduct to the company while employed or to contact the SEC about unresolved internal complaints. Both violations give other companies a heads up about their use of separation agreements. To read SEC’s two releases about the different violations and settlements, click the links below.
