Skill

legalcode-us-whistleblower-program-builder

Builds US federal whistleblower reporting and investigation programs covering SOX Section 806 employee protections (18 U.S.C. § 1514A; 29 C.F.R. Part 1980), SOX Section 301 audit committee complaint procedures (15 U.S.C. § 78j-1(m)(4)), Dodd-Frank Section 922 SEC Whistleblower Program (15 U.S.C. § 78u-6; Rules 21F-1 through 21F-17), CFTC Whistleblower Program (7 U.S.C. § 26), OSHA's 25+ whistleblower protection statutes, False Claims Act qui tam (31 U.S.C. § 3730), Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 FinCEN whistleblower (31 U.S.C. § 5323), and IRS whistleblower awards (26 U.S.C. § 7623). Covers hotline and intake channel architecture, Rule 21F-17 anti-impediment employment agreement audit, anti-retaliation controls and burden-of-proof analysis (SOX contributing-factor standard; Dodd-Frank heightened standard; Digital Realty Trust v. Somers, 583 U.S. 149 (2018)), Upjohn warning protocols, investigation privilege structure, litigation hold triggers, audit committee reporting lines under NYSE Rule 303A.07 and Nasdaq Rule 5605(c)(3), SEC Rule 10D-1 clawback integration, DOJ ECCP September 2024 adequacy criteria, documentation discipline, SEC examination readiness, and remediation workflows. Use when building a new US whistleblower program from scratch, auditing an existing program for SOX/Dodd-Frank/OSHA compliance gaps, reviewing employment and separation agreements for Rule 21F-17 prohibited provisions, preparing a board or audit committee whistleblower governance assessment, evaluating SEC Whistleblower Office award eligibility, responding to OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program investigations, or integrating whistleblower obligations into a post-acquisition compliance remediation. Jurisdiction: United States federal law.