Congress Passes Whistleblower Protections for Antitrust Division’s Leniency Program
By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/20
On Tuesday, December 8, the House of Representatives passed S. 2258, the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, by voice vote, sending the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk. The measure, which unanimously passed the Senate in October 2019, aims to protect whistleblowers who report unlawful anticompetitive activities. While the Senate unanimously passed similar versions of the legislation in 2013, 2015 and 2017, the measure previously failed to pass the House....
By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP