Sixth Circuit says local officials are liable for statements that cause discharge
The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a decision this week that local government officials can be held liable...
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Neon Tommy considers plight of national security whistleblowers
Student Paresh Dave of the Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California (USC) has written...
Whistleblowers beware: employers will look for your social networking sites (SNSs)
This week, the Legal Intelligencer reports on how some employers are routinely investigating the social network sites (SNSs) of employees...
OSHA to issue new safety standards for cranes and derricks
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it will hold a live web chat tomorrow from 3:00...
CNBC notices whistleblower provisions of Dodd-Frank Act
CNBC released a story yesterday about the qui tam provisions of the new Dodd-Frank Act, the financial reform law. They...
Allegations of Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Surround U.S. Attorney Nominee
The National Whistleblowers Center hopes that the Senate Judiciary Committee conducts a full investigation into whether or not nominee Robert...
House Oil Spill Response Bill includes gold standard whistleblower protection
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced plans to bring the Oil Spill Response Bill to the House floor for passage....
Sixth Circuit sees “injustice that threatens the purposes” of the STAA and reinstates whistleblower case
I am pleased to announce that today the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has reversed a decision of the...
Justice Department Considering Using False Claims Act to Recover Losses in Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Assistant Attorney General Tony West confirmed that the U.S. Department of Justice was "considering all avenues of redress against the...
WikiLeaks.org exposes truth about the war in Aghanistan
National media is abuzz today with the release by WikiLeaks.org of 91,000 classified State Department cables about the war in...
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