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Mr. Javers interviewed NWC Executive Director, Stephen M. Kohn and UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, among others. This series is very timely in light of the rulemaking currently in progress for implementing the Dodd-Frank whistleblower provisions.

Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, a member of the National Whistleblowers Center's Board of Directors and founder and leader of the No FEAR Coalition, will be present in court tomorrow, February 9, 2011, objecting her removal from the Environmental Protection Agency in...

Today, Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia postponed Scott Bloch's sentencing once again until Thursday, March 10, 2011. Prosecutors urged the judge to reconsider her ruling last week that the charge of...

We are pleased to have even more interns joining us this semester. You can see our first group of interns (who are still with us) here.  Standing are Christopher, Jesse, David, David, Zach, Shane, Milan and Naoki. Seated are Sabeen,...

One of the most pernicious forms of exploitation today is the abuse of undocumented immigrant workers. It has been a long time since our immigration laws matched the aspiration of the Statue of Liberty, and millions of immigrant workers are...

Last year alone, the U.S. government recovered over $3.1 billion as a result of FCA claims filed by whistleblowers under this law. At issue in the lawsuit is whether whistleblowers must initially file their FCA claims "under seal," as the...

The U.S. Department of Labor has finally issued its responses to comments submitted in 2007 about its interim regulations for nuclear and environmental whistleblowers. Codified at 29 CFR Part 24, these regulations have been trendsetters for regulations affecting other whistleblower...

Today the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that prohibits employers from retaliating against a whistleblower's family members or other associates. The decision in Thompson v. North American Stainless LP is unanimous, and reverses an en banc decision of the...

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion holding that a social worker is protected from retaliation for his courtroom testimony about  a former client. The case is Clairmont v. Sound Mental Health and...

Today's Washington Post, Metro section, leads with a story by Rosalind Helderman called "Democrats try to curb Cuccinelli's powers." The story reports on an effort by some Virginia Commonwealth Senators to change state law so that the state Attorney General...