Large whistleblower awards have been making headlines lately. News of a record $108 million award paid out by the Internal Revenue Service in September, followed by media coverage of $38 million and $2 million awards only weeks later, seem almost more akin to reports on lottery jackpots than informant compensation. These awards - and recent and pending improvements to an IRS Whistleblower Program that has been in operation since December 2006 - will likely generate a flood of new claims and questions from potential whistleblowers. Employers, too, are becoming more anxious over the cost of nuisance suits, or worse, that may be encouraged by these whistleblower success stories.
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