DOJ Offers to Pay Whistleblowers for Successful Antitrust Claims

DOJ offers to pay whistleblowers for successful antitrust claims

Interview transcript: Terry Gerton  There’s a new whistleblower rewards program that relates specifically to the Postal Service. Can you tell us a little bit more about this program? Ann O’Brien Yes. So the program that was announced on July 8th is actually a partnership between the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the U.S. Postal Service. And it’s meant to reward antitrust whistleblowers. Terry Gerton And so why did we need to cre…

DOJ Antitrust Whistleblower Program: What You Need to Know

A new program aimed at incentivizing whistleblower reports of antitrust law violations is likely to increase reports and signals further reliance by the federal government on non-governmental actors, write Gregory Keating and Holly McDaniel of Littler Mendelson.  The DOJ’s Antitrust Division has formally launched a new whistleblower rewards program, offering financial incentives to individuals who report suspected antitrust violations that lead …