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Ohio Governor and public servant disagree on the “typical whistleblower situation”
The governor of Ohio and an attorney working for Ohio's Bureau of Workers Compensation are disagreeing about what is a "typical whistleblower situation." According to the Columbus Dispatch, attorney Joseph Sommer sent an email to the Governor last May. He...
Cooper Brown joins Department of Labor’s ARB
Today was the first day on a new job for E. Cooper Brown as he begins his service as Vice-Chair of the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board (ARB). Brown had served on the ARB in the 1990's, until the...
EEOC whistleblower Ricardo Jones faces termination
Last September, EEOC Investigator Ricardo Jones told The Black Star News that, “The EEOC is not investigating African-American complaints from New York to North Carolina.” At the time, Black Star News writer Donald Winfield predicted that the EEOC would fire...
Whistleblower murdered in India
Satish Shetty — who exposed many land scams in Maharashtra, India — was stabbed to death with swords on Wednesday during is morning walk. Shetty, age 38, was a "Right to Information" (RTI) activist who began exposing corrupt land deals...
Groups ask President Obama to pardon Birkenfeld
Leading national and international anti-corruption groups have joined the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) in a clemency campaign on behalf of UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld. In an open letter President Barack Obama, the groups request a presidential pardon for Mr. Birkenfeld,...
Burmese court sentences whistleblowers to death
A court in Rangoon, Burma, has sentenced two government employees to death for leaking information about official visits to North Korea and Russia. The Democratic Voice of Burma reports that Win Naing Kyaw and Thura Kyaw now face execution. The...
California Court of Appeals reinstates whistleblower’s claim
The California Court of Appeals for the Fourth Appellate District has ruled this week that a lower court erred, for the second time, in dismissing a lawsuit brought by David Ohton, a strength and conditioning coach at San Diego State...
Birkenfeld tells WSJ about high level cover-up
UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld told a Wall Street Journal reporter that the government's decision to send him to jail arises from “a cover-up at the highest levels.” Brikenfeld noted how the UBS clients who actually cheated on their taxes got...
Truck safety public hearings scheduled
My friends at the Truck Safety Coalition provide the following information about public hearings on proposed new Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules. As part of the process of preparing for the new Hours of Service proposed rulemaking, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
Sullivan County, New York, adds whistleblower protection for its employees
Sullivan County, New York, has enacted a new law to protect county employees who blow the whistle, Mid-Hudson News reports. Legislature Chairman Jonathan Rouis told the paper that, “There are a lot of protections afforded in the statute as it...
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