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Guest Commentary: What You Need To Know About NHTSA’s Whistleblower Program
July 18, 2025
This year, NHTSA’s final rule establishing a formal whistleblower program went into effect. The program allows employees and contractors of automotive companies to report perceived safety problems to NHTSA, and provides substantial financial incentives for them to do so by awarding them a significant percentage of any government’s recovery.
In this Automotive News article, Sidley counsel Adam Raviv and associate Riley Desper discuss the implications of NHTSA’s new whistleblower rule, the financial award process, and considerations for auto companies.
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