one of the best known whistleblowers of the period, sharon watkins, was named a time person of the along with cynthia cooper who was another corporate fraud whistleblower, sought to inform corporate officials of these fraudulent practices. unfortunately, for her all of the officials she approached were deeply involved in the fraud. the legislative history of the whistleblower provision of the sarbanes-oxley act refers to this role of sharon watkins. the financial crisis of 2008 led to whistleblower protections in the dodd-frank act. the provision in the important innovations and reflected the importance that it was attached to whistleblower protection as a regulation of markets. health and safety regulation. in the view of many reflect an important beyond the integrity of financial markets. the loss of human life and human suffering of these deaths and injury demand effective regulation of health and safety. the inadequacy of industry standards and industry after industry has generated a wealth of statutes. the information disparity between regulators and regulated industries is accepted