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Former Assistant Director Sues SEC Over Illegal Changes to its Successful Whistleblower Program
Jordan A. Thomas, Former SEC Official and now the Leading Whistleblower Attorney in the U.S.January 13, 2021 GMT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) In the first non-employment lawsuit ever filed against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) by a past employee, Jordan A. Thomas today filed a lawsuit against the Commission in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The suit seeks to vacate illegal rule changes that undermine the integrity and effectiveness of the SEC Whistleblower Program a program that he had a leadership role in developing.