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The Department of Justice (DOJ) wants your employees to blow the whistle on their workplace, and it’s willing to offer a big payout, depending on the outcome.
Under a new pilot program that started August 1, the DOJ is offering compensation to whistleblowers whose tips result in a successful prosecution. The program covers a certain set of corporate crimes, ranging from domestic and foreign corruption to healthcare fraud.
While whistleblowers can submit their complaints directly to the DOJ, the agency has said it wants to “encourage employees to report misconduct internally” before going to the government, and that doing so may actually