Editorial standards

Published by The Click Lab Agency LLC. Last reviewed October 2026. Not legal advice.

All content on whistleblowerawardcalc.com is written and checked by staff of The Click Lab Agency LLC before publication. This page describes those standards, who the publisher is, and how to request a correction. We do not list a named reviewer, because no named reviewer works on this site.

Our Editorial Standards

• Every factual claim about award percentages, program thresholds, statutory authority, and anti-retaliation protections is sourced to the specific statute, regulation, or SEC/IRS/DOJ guidance document. We cite the legal authority directly, not general summaries.
• The calculator's award range assumptions, adjustment factors, and threshold logic are fully documented on the methodology page. Every variable is explained and its source cited.
• Content is reviewed and updated when Congress amends the relevant statutes, when agencies issue new rules or guidance on award determinations, or when published award orders clarify how the agencies are applying the statutory factors.
• No content is sponsored or influenced by law firms, the SEC, the CFTC, the IRS, the Department of Justice, or any other outside party. Editorial decisions are independent of advertising. Revenue is Google AdSense display advertising, which has no role in what a page says. The site does not sell case referrals. See the privacy policy for the ad and analytics tags.
• Whistleblower programs involve large financial incentives, personal risk, and complex legal strategy. We present estimates as educational tools and explicitly recommend consulting a qualified whistleblower attorney before submitting any tip. We do not encourage premature or reckless reporting.

Corrections Policy

If you find a factual error — incorrect award percentage, outdated threshold, wrong statutory citation, misstated program rule — please contact us at hey@theclicklab.agency with a description of the error and a citation to the authoritative source. We review all corrections and update content promptly when errors are confirmed.

Whistleblower law is a specialized and evolving area. We distinguish factual errors from areas of genuine legal complexity: whether a specific type of conduct qualifies as a reportable violation, how agencies will exercise discretion in a particular case, and how courts will interpret new provisions. We note uncertainty explicitly rather than resolving contested questions artificially.

Who publishes this site

whistleblowerawardcalc.com is published by The Click Lab Agency LLC, a California limited liability company based in San Diego. The Click Lab publishes a family of plain-English legal and financial calculators; this site covers federal whistleblower award programs. Pages are drafted by the publisher’s staff and checked against the statutes, agency rules, and published award orders cited on the methodology page. We do not use invented author names or credentials, and no one who works on this site is an attorney. Whistleblower matters carry real personal and legal risk; a named professional to rely on is a reason to consult one, and every program page says so.

Questions about how a page was produced, and requests to see the sources behind a specific claim, can be sent to hey@theclicklab.agency.

Scope of Content

Our content covers federal whistleblower award programs (SEC, CFTC, IRS, FCA, FinCEN/AML) and the general legal framework applicable to each. We provide overview-level information on state false claims acts but do not provide detailed state-specific guides. Whistleblower cases involve substantial personal and legal risk. Before submitting any tip under any program, we strongly recommend consulting a whistleblower attorney. Most whistleblower attorneys offer free initial confidential consultations.

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