Whistleblowers

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) adopted final rules and new forms to implement Section 23 of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), entitled "Commodity Whistleblower Incentives and Protection." The rules implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act’s requirement that the Commission establish a Whistleblower program that requires the Commission to pay an award, under regulations prescribed by the Commission and subject to certain limitations, to eligible Whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the Commission with original information about a violation of the CEA that leads to the successful enforcement of a covered judicial or administrative action, or a related action.