Legislation

Once again, the hearing record clearly and overwhelming proves that whistleblower reform is long overdue. There were no credible arguments presented that court access and jury trial should not be provided to all federal employees, including national security employees. Pictured here...

On Monday, Senator Grassley (R-IA) expressed his support for the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (S. 386) saying “we simply cannot allow unscrupulous individuals to defraud the government and rip off taxpayers.” The bill provides new tools for...

In a victory for whistleblowers, and all parties who believe in civil jury trials, the federal Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure has rejected a series of proposals that defense lawyers had advanced to modify the rules for...

How do you know when a whistleblower remedy is effective?  When it drives employers to avoid violations, and establish internal protections for whistleblowers, that would be a good clue.  That is what has happened with Sen. Claire McCaskill's amendment to...

When whistleblowers win their cases, it is often years after they got fired.  When a judge adds up all the years of back pay, the whistleblower will then have to pay taxes from a higher tax bracket. Whistleblowers can end...

Members of the House and Senate have been holed up on Capitol Hill all day negotiating the terms of the President's economic stimulus package. Earlier today, we learned that the whistleblower protection provisions in the bill were in danger. While...

In the battle for the support of DC's newspapers, whistleblowers are winning 2-1. As we reported yesterday, the Washington Post has come out against the comprehensive whistleblower protection provisions included in the economic stimulus package passed by the House of...

Today the U.S. Supreme Court makes clear that workers are protected from retaliation when they provide information about unlawful discrimination, even when they did not initiate any legal action, but merely answered questions during the employer's investigation. The decision is...

Protections Expanded to Workers Who Expose Safety Defects in Imported Consumer Products and Violations of the Consumer Products Safety Act and the Hazardous Substances Acts   Washington, D.C. November 8, 2008.  The National Whistleblower Center is sponsoring the first training...

The National Whistleblower Center is reporting success with their international training initiative. NWC President Stephen Kohn recently met with government leaders in Hungary, and as a direct result, their Justice Minister has announced a new initiative to develop effective whistleblower protections for their workers.