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Retaliation for whistleblowing to the SEC is also proscribed by the whistleblower protection provision of the '''[https://whistleblower-rewards-and-protections-wiki.zuckermanlaw.com/index.php/Whistleblower_Protection_Laws Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”)]'''. The remedies are similar to those under Dodd-Frank, but SOX also includes special damages, such as emotional distress, impairment of reputation, and other noneconomic harm resulting from retaliation. Click [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/sec-whistleblower-retaliation-tools-to-combat-retaliation-and-protect-sec-whistleblowers/ here] for information about additional options to combat retaliation against SEC whistleblowers.
Retaliation for whistleblowing to the SEC is also proscribed by the whistleblower protection provision of the '''[https://whistleblower-rewards-and-protections-wiki.zuckermanlaw.com/index.php/Whistleblower_Protection_Laws Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”)]'''. The remedies are similar to those under Dodd-Frank, but SOX also includes special damages, such as emotional distress, impairment of reputation, and other noneconomic harm resulting from retaliation. Click [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/sec-whistleblower-retaliation-tools-to-combat-retaliation-and-protect-sec-whistleblowers/ here] for information about additional options to combat retaliation against SEC whistleblowers.


== Largest SEC Whistleblower Awards ==
== '''Largest SEC Whistleblower Awards''' ==
Since 2012, the SEC has issued more than $1 billion in SEC whistleblower awards, which includes several awards to our clients. In 2020 alone, the SEC issued five of the top SEC whistleblower awards, totaling more than $241 million. [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/sec-whistleblower-lawyers/ The largest SEC whistleblower awards] to date are:
Since 2012, the SEC has issued more than $1 billion in SEC whistleblower awards, which includes several awards to our clients. In 2020 alone, the SEC issued five of the top SEC whistleblower awards, totaling more than $241 million. [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/sec-whistleblower-lawyers/ The largest SEC whistleblower awards] to date are: