Dallas-based CBRE Group agreed to pay a $375,000 civil penalty for requiring departing employees to attest that they had not filed a federal complaint before...
has been slapped with a fine from the Securities and Exchange Commission for violating federal whistleblower protection rules.to attest that they had not filed a federal complaint before they would receive separation pay. The violations took place between 2011 and 2022, according to the SEC.
’s action impeded potential whistleblowers from reporting complaints, the ruling said. agreed to pay a $375,000 civil penalty because of the violations.“It is critical that employees are able to communicate with SEC staff about potential violations of the federal securities laws without compromising their financial interests or the confidentiality protections of the SEC’s whistleblower program,” Eric Werner, regional director of the SEC’s Fort Worth Office, said in a statement.
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