adopted Rule 21F-17 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It prevents companies from, among other things, using confidentiality agreements to impede whistleblowing to the SEC. Under the Obama administration, the SEC repeatedly enforced this rule and broadly interpreted its scope. Enforcement actions under the rule declined under the Trump administration, but enforcement now appears to be a priority under the current administration. To illustrate this renewed and arguably expanded risk to employers, we analyze two recent and noteworthy settlement orders. The first order was issued against a company executive for allegedly impeding. . .
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