Under United States law, whistleblowers – those who report employee fraud or theft – may be entitled to receive up to 30 percent of the funds collected by the government or corporation that is being defrauded.

Examples of employee theft that may be worthy of whistleblowing include exaggerating time sheets, “skimming off” of assets, or falsifying invoices. These actions often go unreported for fear of the whistleblower being fired and perhaps even ostracized by others in his industry. But the whistleblower may have rights. Read more…