How Dodd-Frank changed whistleblowing forever

Throughout history, people have blown the whistle when they've seen companies do things that aren't right, but the number of whistleblowers has certainly increased in the years since the Dodd-Frank Act. At the Berkeley Center for Law and Business' Virtual Fraud Fest last week, panelists talked about whistleblower trends.

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The moderator of the panel on whistleblowers asked attorney Erika Kelton about the impact the Dodd-Frank Act has had on whistleblowing. She said the act essentially released pent-up demand. She said they started seeing inquiries about it the day the act became law, and things haven't let up since then.

She added that...