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Whistleblower Wilfredo "Boy" Mayor was murdered last Sunday morning in Pasay City, Philippines. According to numerous news reports, gunmen on two motorcycles attacked Mayor's vehicle (which had heavily tinted windows) while it was stopped at a red light at 4:11...

Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC), spoke today with James Corbett of CorbettReport.com. Kohn spoke about the problems with the current Senate version of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA), S. 372. CorbettReport.com provide Open...

FBI whistleblower Dr. Frederic Whitehurst issued a letter today strongly opposing the repeal of FBI whistleblower rights contained in the current Senate version of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 372). This bill is currently being "hotlined" in the Senate,...

The Center for Progressive Reform (CPR) has released a report on the historic problems OSHA has had in making American workplaces safe. Called Workers at Risk: Regulatory Dysfunction at OSHA, the report explains how OSHA has never had the funding...

We just received a lovely visit from Keiko Nagai Ito and Tomoshige Nakamura of CrossIndex Corp. The are reviewing whistleblower protection laws from around the world in preparation of Japan's 2011 review of its Whistleblower Protection Act.  Pictured here are...

Frank Palestro has been an officer of the New York Police Department for nine years.  Other officers thought well enough of Palestro to make him their union delegate. However, when he saw another officer telling subordinates to write summonses for...

This month, the Missouri Supreme Court recognized and defined a tort claim for whistleblowers. The Court explained that the traditional "employment-at-will" doctrine is not static, and may be changed to reflect public policy. In Fleschner v. Pepose Vision Institute, P.C.,...

Hundreds of Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and their allies rallied today in Washington for the right of these federal employees to have union recognition. Union leaders remembered that many union members gave their lives in the rescue efforts on 9/11,...

Federal Judge Richard W. Roberts has denied a motion to dismiss a major suit claiming the Japanese manufacturer Toyobo sold millions of dollars of defective bulletproof vests. Dr. Aaron Westrick filed the suit under the Federal False Claims Act in...

In the continuation of this post, I provide the full text of my comments to OSHA about its whistleblower program.  OSHA is conducting a public session to hear from stakeholders on March 4, 2010, at its Washington, DC headquarters.  My...