The Statesman Journal reports that on Friday a Marion County Oregon jury awarded nearly $1 million to a state employee fired for whistleblowing.
The whistleblower, Martin Plotner, was the director of the state Office of Emergency Management. Plotner was fired in 2013 for reporting mismanagement, potential law-breaking within the Oregon Military Department and a sexual harassment claim made against a high-ranking official, the jury found. The jury awarded him $966,668.
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- Read the full article: Jury awards whistle-blower nearly $1 million
- Whistleblower Protection Resources