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Today the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform heard from whistleblowers, their advocates, and even an administration official about the need for convincing remedies for federal employee whistleblowers.   Committee Chair Edolphus Towns (D-NY) opened the hearing with an...

 My client Bunnatine "Bunny" Greenhouse has issued a letter to the American public asking them to support the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA). Her letter comes on the eve of her testimony tomorrow to the House Committee on Oversight and...

Congratulations to our Editor-in-Chief Marshall Chriswell and the former Amanda Widenhofer.  They were married yesterday under the care of the Indiana First Church of the Nazarene in Indiana, Pennsylvania.

In Britain, Margaret Haywood’s whistleblowing became a hot issue again last week after the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) decided that her secrete filming was a “major breach” of the nursing code of conduct.   Ms. Haywood, a nurse at the...

I had the privilege of attending a session of the U.S. Supreme Court two days ago.  I was there to move the admission of Chicago area employment rights attorney Joette Doran.  While waiting for the justices to enter, I visited...

The Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA, pronounced "EM-sha") has asked a federal administrative judge to order the preliminary reinstatement of coal miner Billy Brannon. Thanks to a tip from Paul Taylor of the Truckers Justice Center, I am...

On Monday, Senator Grassley (R-IA) expressed his support for the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (S. 386) saying “we simply cannot allow unscrupulous individuals to defraud the government and rip off taxpayers.” The bill provides new tools for...

In a victory for whistleblowers, and all parties who believe in civil jury trials, the federal Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure has rejected a series of proposals that defense lawyers had advanced to modify the rules for...

 It has now been seven (7) weeks since Hilda Solis was confirmed as Secretary of Labor, and in those seven weeks, that Department's Administrative Review Board (ARB) continues to churn out decisions that run against the purpose of protected whistleblowers...

  The National Whistleblower Center (NWC) is pleased to have a new group of interns for this Spring term.  Standing are Roddy, Jonathan, Will, Emmanuel and Rachel.  Seated are Kristen, Michaela, Kotbora and Muhammad.  We so appreciate benefiting from the talents...