The U.S. Whistleblower Laws You've Never Heard About
- posted: Apr. 29, 2014
- Employee Rights
By now, you have probably heard about the False Claims Act, the Dodd-Frank Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Depending on your field, you may be aware of the Read More
Time to Hand-Out Whistles in America’s Schools
- posted: Apr. 25, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear. Henry David Thoreau The New York Times recently published a story detailing 14 cases of New York City Read More
Another Texas Whistleblower is Dismissed
- posted: Apr. 22, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
The Supreme Court of Texas recently dismissed another whistleblower case with a narrow reading of Texas Whistleblower Act (TWA) requirements. Although the TWA offers significant protections to a tipster reporting Read More
Church Whistleblower Regrets not Having Blown Her Whistle Stronger
- posted: Apr. 18, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
Jennifer Haselberger calls the Catholic Church her home. Two relatives went into religious life. Haselberger was a canon lawyer for the archdiocese until she could no longer tolerate her warnings Read More
Ag-gag v. Whistleblowing
- posted: Apr. 15, 2014
- Employee Rights
On February 8, 2013, Amy Meyer went to the Dale Smith Meatpacking Company in Draper City, Utah to see where her meat comes from. She peeked through the barbed wire Read More
ATF Special Agent’s Whistleblowing Creates a First Amendment Showdown
- posted: Apr. 11, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth. Benjamin Disraeli The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) special Agent John Dodson Read More
Was Richard Bowen’s Whistle Stuffed?
- posted: Apr. 08, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
Five years have passed since Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy. Richard M. Bowen III, a former Citigroup executive who blew the whistle on their bad business practices, provided 1000 pages of documents Read More
Whistleblowing in Afghanistan Allegedly Elicits Retaliatory Response
- posted: Apr. 04, 2014
- Employee Rights
I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. Harry S. Truman The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled in Read More
SEC Whistleblower Program Gets Blowing
- posted: Apr. 01, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced August 20, 2013 that it awarded more than $25,000 in total to three whistleblowers. The SEC reports that this payment was the first Read More