Kohn’s thirty-seven rules highlight the “traps” facing whistleblowers today and address how to file anonymous cases and qualify for multi-million-dollar rewards. Kohn carefully explains complex rules and laws governing whistleblowing including the Dodd-Frank, IRS, and False Claims Acts, as well as detailed strategies for fighting retaliation. He also covers controversial issues such as taping, removing documents, and ignoring nondisclosure agreements.
What's Inside?
Learn how whistleblowers have saved lives, stopped frauds, protected their jobs, and earned million-dollar rewards for doing the right thing in Rules for Whistleblowers, Stephen Martin Kohn’s seventh book on whistleblowing. This book is a fully updated and expanded revision of The Whistleblower’s Handbook, the first-ever comprehensive consumer guide to exposing workplace wrongdoing.
Modernized laws have revolutionized the rights of employees both in the United States and internationally, enabling whistleblowers to be paid over $10 billion in rewards for doing the right thing. No employee should blow the whistle without knowing their rights. Too much is at stake. Order your copy of Rules for Whistleblowers today!
The Rules
Part II: Tactics You Need to Know
- Rule 7: Protect Yourself
- Rule 8: Document, Document, Document
- Rule 9: Should You Tape
- Rule 10: Beware of “Hotlines”
- Rule 11: Company Lawyers are Not on Your Side
- Rule 12: Don’t Tip Off the Crooks
- Rule 13: What To Do If You are a Director, Partner, or Auditor
- Rule 14: Don’t Fear NDAs
- Rule 15: Weigh the Costs and Benefits of Talking to the Press
Part III: Rewards—The Laws
- Rule 16: Follow the Money
- Rule 17: The False Claims Act Reborn—With a Vengeance
- Rule 18: Tax Evasion, and Underpayments: Report to the IRS
- Rule 19: Dodd-Frank (Securities & Commodities): Report to the SEC/CFTC
- Rule 20: Foreign Corruption & Bribery: Report to SEC/CFTC
- Rule 21: Anti-Money Laundering: Report to FinCEN/Treasury
- Rule 22: Auto Safety: Report to the Department of Transportation
- Rule 23: Whistleblowing on the High Seas: Report to the Coast Guard
- Rule 24: Wildlife Trafficking, IUU Fishing, and Deforestation: Report to Fish and Wildlife or NOAA
- Rule 25: Don’t Think Small
Part IV: Retaliation—Fighting Back
- Rule 26: Find the Federal Law that Works
- Rule 27: Don’t Forget State Laws
- Rule 28: Government Retaliation: Use the First Amendment
- Rule 29: Federal Employees Are Special
- Rule 30: The Danger Zone: National Security Whistleblowing
- Rule 31: Winning a Case
- Rule 32: Make Sure Disclosures are Protected Under Law
- Rule 33: Make Discovery Your Best Friend
- Rule 34: Prove Motive and Pretext
- Rule 35: Truth is Power
- Rule 36: The Boss Must Make You Whole
- Rule 37: How to Afford a Lawyer
- Conclusion: Can Whistleblowers Drive a Spike Through the Heart of Corruption?