29.07.2011 - 10:08 [ Demand Progress ]

FIGHT BACK: Big Banks Want To Crack Down On Whistleblowers

They‘re just puppets. Congressional shills for the big banks are pushing new legislation to undermine whistle-blowers. Under a proposal just introduced by Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY), employees who strive to reveal corruption at the banks would be penalized unless they report wrongdoing to their bosses first, before going public: They‘d be risking their jobs and giving the corporations a chance to cover their tracks.