Corporate compliance programs function on the basic premise that individuals possessing critical information will disclose that information to the organization so that it can assess it and, if called for, undertake corrective activity to avert or minimize risk. When such individuals come forward, they can perform a valuable service as “whistleblowers,” sharing information internally for the good of the organization. Less altruistically, and increasingly because of expanding federal and state laws which encourage them to undertake lawsuits, some whistleblowers may be motivated not by corporate well-being, but opportunistically by self-interest and financial gain.
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