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Washington, DC, attorney Steven N. Berk wrote the following in his blog, The Corporate Observer. He has generously given permission for us to repost it here:

To many, whistleblowers are akin to lottery winners; just plain lucky. If you complain enough (like buying plenty of lottery tickets) you may eventually get lucky. To others, whistleblowers are disloyal, greedy and opportunistic. Fueling these characterizations is surely a public perception that whistleblowers obtain huge awards for little or no work.

I am here to argue that perception is wrong. If whistleblowers’ compensation is measured against their contribution to the common good and compared to let’s say, the Hollywood movie star du jour or the corporate executive that, after a losing year, convinces the Board of Directors (wink nod) to provide a pay package worth tens of millions, whistleblowers are a bargain. Yes a bargain. If anything they are under compensated.

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