Business Group Faults SEC Over Whistle-Blower Protection Case
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce accused regulators of over-stretching their authority by sanctioning KBR Inc. for trying to block employees from reporting misdeeds.
In a letter Thursday to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White, the business group asked the agency to clarify rules related to whistle-blower protections. The April 1 action against KBR was the first of its kind.