The judge’s initial legal analysis, OSC said, contradicted longstanding whistleblower laws and bucked with Congress’ intent to give federal employees broad appeal rights against...
Whistleblowers who report securities or commodities fraud to a self-regulatory organization can qualify for awards under SEC or CFTC Whistleblower Reward programs.
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The Supreme Court has ruled that a federal whistleblower law protects not just the employees of a public company, but also company contractors, like lawyers, accountants, and investment funds.
Human Rights Law Centre says there has ‘not been a single successful case’ brought by a whistleblower under federal laws designed to protect those who speak out
A federal green fund ignored numerous complaints of mismanagement and a toxic work environment before Ottawa intervened and suspended its funding this fall, a whistleblower testified in front of a...
The Federal Circuit has been criticized by Senator Grassley (R-Iowa) and others in Congress for misinterpreting whistleblower laws and setting a precedent that is hostile to claimants....
The Whistleblower Protection Act was made into federal law in the United States in 1989. Whistleblower protection laws and regulations guarantee freedom of speech for workers and...
CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Whistleblower Protections Under Federal Law: An Overview Jon O. Shimabukuro Legislative Attorney L. Paige Whitaker...
A 2016 law was supposed to, at last, give FBI whistleblowers the protections most other federal employees have. But three years after the bill's passage, at least one FBI whistleblower says he's st...