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Maine Doctor’s Whistleblower Lawsuit to be Heard in Federal Court
In September of 2020, a Maine geriatrics specialist filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and retaliation for speaking up about patients' treatment. On February 3, 2021, a federal court will consider a motion to dismiss the case and “decide...
Abuse of Power, Mismanagement in Deal with ICE Union, Alleges Whistleblower
A whistleblower filed a complaint alleging that former Department of Homeland Security official Kenneth Cuccinelli II engaged in mismanagement in relation to an agreement with a union representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a February 1 article from...
Capitol Whistleblowers’ Warnings of Racism Were Ignored
Retired Capitol Police Lieutenant Sharon Blackmon-Malloy recently told ProRepublica that she wasn’t surprised that a pro-Trump riot was able to breach the Capitol building. Blackmon-Malloy, Vice President of the U.S. Capitol Black Police Association and lead plaintiff in the 2001...
Oregon OSHA Reminds Employers of Anti-Retaliation Statutes
On December 22, 2020, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) published a press release reminding employers that they are prohibited from retaliating against employees who “need to quarantine or isolate due to the COVID-19 pandemic.” These protections...
Unlike Media, SEC Can Protect and Reward Stock Market Whistleblowers
Following a week featuring extreme price volatility of certain stocks’ trading prices, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on January 29 that it is “closely monitoring” the situation. Meanwhile, individuals on social media are encouraging insiders to come...
Inspector General Substantiates Whistleblower Claim: Public Health Emergency Fund Was Misappropriated
A whistleblower complaint has led to an investigation of federal officials’ misappropriation of funds earmarked for biomedical research, finding that hundreds of millions of dollars were misused over the past decade. The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human...
WNN Exclusive: MSPB Confirms Backlog of 3118 Federal Employment Cases
In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by Whistleblower Network News, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) has confirmed that there is a current backlog of 3118 federal employee cases at the Board. Of these, 774...
Buttigieg Remains Silent on DOT’s Failure to Enact Auto Safety Whistleblower Program
Pete Buttigieg, former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana and President Biden’s nomination to be the Secretary of Transportation, has commented widely on the different priorities the Department of Transportation (DOT) would have under his leadership. On January 21, the Senate...
Special Chicago Police Force Engaging in Illegal Quota-Based Policing, Lieutenant Alleges in Whistleblower Suit
A lieutenant with the Chicago Police Department (CPD) has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the City of Chicago, alleging that he was retaliated against for raising concerns about and refusing to engage in an illegal quota-based policing system that his...
Executive Order Fails to Address Problems Plaguing OSHA Whistleblower Program
On January 21, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety. A part of the President’s National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness, the Executive Order instructs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)...
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