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Citizen activism does the impossible: One WPEA loophole closed
Yesterday, Senator Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) introduced the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 (WPEA), S. 743. Stephen M. Kohn, Executive...
Pension Stripping Bill Passes Senate Committee
Yesterday, the Senate published the bill and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) issued a press release and floor statement announcing his...
Iowa House votes to put animal rights whistleblowers in jail
The Iowa House of Representatives has voted to put animal rights whistleblowers in jail. On March 17, 2011, the House...
Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Stregthen Whistleblower Protections for Healthcare Workers
The Oregon legislature is debating a bill which would protect from retaliation any hospital employee who reports misconduct that he/she...
Senate Passes S.372: A Bad Deal for Whistleblowers
On December 10, 2010, the Senate passed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 372) by unanimous consent. After a careful...
S.372: A Bad Deal for Whistleblowers
After a careful review of S. 372, the National Whistleblowers Center, the Federal Ethics Center, and the National Security Whistleblowers...
President Obama signs the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 2010
The White House has announced that today President Barack Obama signed into law the Veterans' Benefits Act (VBA) of 2010....
Metro employees already have whistleblower protections
One of the problems of our current patchwork approach to whistleblower protection is that much of the public is unaware...
Town Hall meeting on workplace and mine safety in Arlington, Virginia
Public interest groups have scheduled a town hall meeting to discuss legislation designed to protect miners and other workers from...
Support the Miner Safety & Health Act
HR 5663 [The Miner Safety & Health Act makes a number of improvements, providing additional tools to ensure that OSHA...
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