Legislation

On February 5, a group of senior Democrats in the United States House of Representatives reintroduced The Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act. The Act would extend the federal workplace rights of Title 5 of the U.S. Code,...

On February 4, leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn had an article published by JD Supra entitled “Loopholes Doom Money Laundering Anti-Retaliation Law.” The article denounces the recently passed Anti-Money Laundering Act (AML Act), which contains loopholes that whistleblower advocates...

Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the COVID-19 Whistleblower Protection Act to the 1st session of the 117th Congress on February 4, 2021. The Act is updated from H.R. 7227, a bill...

When it comes to whistleblower rights, we at WNN are tired of reading self-serving articles that all too often put lipstick on a pig.  If a law passed by Congress is bad, say so.  Don’t cover it up. Such is...

On January 4, the U.S. House of Representatives approved rules for the 117th Congress.  The rules include a new provision that prohibits House Members from disclosing the identity of whistleblowers who fall under the protection of federal whistleblower laws.  Under...

On January 1, Congress passed the whistleblower provision of the Anti-Money Laundering Act. The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Act is a section of the yearly National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which distributes funds to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and...

Included in the omnibus spending bill unveiled by Congress on December 21 is the FAA Accountability Enhancement Act.  The Act is designed to provide significant enhancements to accountability, safety, and whistleblower protection within the aviation industry.  The Act was drafted...

On December 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, which extends anti-retaliation protections to private sector whistleblowers who expose criminal antitrust violations.  The bill unanimously passed in the Senate in 2019 and must now be...

Two bills that were recently introduced in both the House and Senate would authorize federal funds to be used for maintaining Oversight.gov, a website that consolidates reports from the 73 Inspectors General (IGs) across the government in order to give...

On September 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Assembly Bill 1947 (AB 1947).  The new legislation amends provisions of California’s Labor Code related to whistleblower retaliation cases.  The pro-whistleblower bill extends the deadline for a whistleblower to file a retaliation...