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The Six Keys to a Successful Whistleblower Law, According to a Whistleblower Attorney
By the end of 2021, all 27 nations within the European Union (EU) must establish whistleblower protection laws in accordance...
Whistleblower Advocacy Group Urges Passage of CLEAN Future Act
Leading whistleblower advocacy organization the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) is urging Congress to pass The Climate Leadership and Environmental Action...
Advocacy Organizations, Law Enforcement Officers Urge Congress to Include Increased Whistleblower Protections for Police in Reform Bills
On May 18, Whistleblower Network News, along with 170 advocacy organizations, signed a letter urging Congress to include “best practice...
Bipartisan Bill Grants Court Access to Federal Employee Whistleblowers
On May 4, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives reintroduced the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 (WPIA). The bill...
Calls for Whistleblower Incentives at Congressional Hearing on Online Wildlife Trafficking
On April 28, the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee held a hearing entitled “Wildlife Trafficking and the Growing...
Whistleblowers Could Play Key Role in Enforcing Recently Reintroduced Climate Risk Disclosure Act
On April 15, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Sean Casten (D-IL) introduced the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021,...
Leading Whistleblower Attorney Calls for Congress to Enact Ethics Agenda
“Congress needs to implement an effective ethics agenda,” writes whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn in an article recently published by...
PRO Act, Sweeping Labor Bill, Contains Union Whistleblower Protections
On March 9, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (PRO Act) passed the U.S. House of Representatives....
Grassley Paves Way To Close FCA “Materiality” Loophole
On March 22, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) delivered remarks on the floor of the Senate highlighting the importance of the...
Whistleblower Protection as an Antidote for Human Instincts
There’s a lot more to writing an effective whistleblower protection law than including the correct legal phrasing. Words matter, but...
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