Omnibus Spending Package Includes Federal Aviation Whistleblower Bill
Included in the omnibus spending bill unveiled by Congress on December 21 is the FAA Accountability Enhancement Act. The Act ...
Tag: Whistleblower Retaliation
House of Representatives Passes Bill Establishing Protections for Antitrust Whistleblowers
On December 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, which extends anti-retaliation protections to private ...
OIG Clears OSHA Office of Misconduct but Documents Major Problems with Handling of Whistleblower Complaints
On November 23, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report titled “Region IX ...
Four Whistleblowers File Lawsuit Against Texas Attorney General
Four whistleblowers filed a whistleblower lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a November 13 article from The Texas Tribune. ...
USPS Worker Recants Allegations of Ballot Tampering, Faces Suspension
Richard Hopkins, a Pennsylvania postal worker who alleged voter fraud by his supervisor, recanted his allegations in an interview with ...
Albuquerque Police Department Fires Academy Commander Who Retaliated Against Whistleblowers
The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) has fired the Academy Commander “after finding that she retaliated against Academy staff and threatened ...
Texas Attorney General’s Office: Two More Staff Members Fired, Additional Allegations of Whistleblower Retaliation
Two senior staff members who worked for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office have been fired, according to a November ...
OIG Finds That Top Department of Interior Official Retaliated Against Whistleblower
In a report published on October 29, the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that ...
California Passes Bill With Whistleblower-Friendly Anti-Retaliation Provisions
On September 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Assembly Bill 1947 (AB 1947). The new legislation amends provisions of California’s ...
The VA’s Use of an Intelligence Community Program Intimidates Whistleblowers
Allegations of a culture of intimidation towards whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continue to arise. According to ...
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