Legislation

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...

Whistleblower Network News’s recent Marist poll on whistleblowing reveals that a majority of Americans believe Congress should prioritize passing stronger protections for corporate whistleblowers.  Based on this polling data, whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn, partner at qui tam whistleblower law...

A Marist poll released yesterday shows that the American public considers corporate fraud a national priority and wants to help whistleblowers who expose it. When asked if passing stronger laws that protect employees who report corporate fraud should be a priority...

A poll commissioned by Whistleblower Network News (WNN) shows that most adults, voters, and likely voters across the political parties are more likely to vote for congressional candidates who support strengthening laws that protect employees who report corporate fraud. The...

On July 16, Representative Susan Wild (D-PA) became the 85th Congressional cosponsor of the Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019 (H.R.864).  The bill, which broadly supports wildlife conservation and addresses wildlife trafficking, includes requirements for federal agencies to implement...

The UK made history in 1998 when it became the first country in Europe and just the second in the world – behind the US – to pass a designated whistleblower protection law. Since then, the Public Interest Disclosure Act...

On July 23, a group of whistleblower advocacy and government accountability organizations sent an open letter to Congress, to urge the passage of legislation to protect coronavirus whistleblowers.  Specifically, the groups wrote in support of the COVID-19 Whistleblower Protection Act. ...

The Ninth Annual Whistleblower Summit and Film Festival is currently underway.  The Summit, which features panel discussions and over forty films, is in celebration of National Whistleblower Day, which is on July 30.  On July 29, the Summit featured a...

The most important and sweeping financial reform law since the Great Depression, the Dodd-Frank Act, marked its tenth anniversary on July 21.  The Act changed the rules and regulations governing every aspect of the U.S. economy and featured historic whistleblower...

A week-long summit honoring whistleblowers begins July 28 and leads to the annual celebration of National Whistleblower Day. A website, launched last week,  promotes the events surrounding National Whistleblower Day.  For the eighth consecutive year, whistleblowers, their advocates, and lawmakers...