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Court Decision Exposes Government Whistleblowers to Retaliatory Investigations
A U.S. appellate court just made federal whistleblowers more vulnerable to retaliation by employers with a new ruling that says investigating employees isn’t prohibited under whistleblower law. The court affirmed the decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent...
Manager at Amazon Facility Dies of Coronavirus after Whistleblowers Call for Increased Protection
A manager of an Amazon facility in Hawthorne, California, died last month after three colleagues blew the whistle on health concerns related to protection against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Operations manager Gerard Tuzara is the first known Amazon employee to die...
OSHA Reminds Employers: Retaliation Against Employees During COVID-19 Crisis is Illegal
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently reminded employers that it is illegal to retaliate against employees who report unsafe and unhealthy working conditions during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis. OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program enforces the provisions of more than...
Grassley Leads Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers in Calling on Trump to Explain Firing of IC IG
Senator Charles Grassley and a bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter calling on President Trump to explain his reasoning for firing Intelligence Community Inspector General (IC IG) Michael Atkinson. Grassley, a longtime advocate for whistleblowers and government oversight, said...
Statement by the Partners of Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto: Attorneys for Linda Tripp in her Privacy Act Lawsuit
The whistleblower attorneys at Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto issued the following statement today in regards to the passing of Linda Tripp. We are saddened to hear the news that Linda Tripp has died. Linda understood how people in power can...
CFTC Warns of Increased Commodities Fraud Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a warning to the public of possible fee scams and “get rich quick” schemes that aim to prey on the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. According to the CFTC, fraudsters who...
Fired Inspector General Urges Whistleblowers to “Speak up”
Friday night, President Trump fired the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Mr. Michael Atkinson. In a statement issued Saturday, Atkinson said that he “faithfully discharged” his duties as “an independent and impartial Inspector General” who was “legally obligated” to...
SEC Pays Whistleblower $2 Million for “Extraordinary” Assistance
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award of approximately $2 million given to an individual who provided “extraordinary” assistance to an investigation. The whistleblower did so despite facing retaliation and hardships as a result of...
Inspector General Atkinson’s Termination will Test Integrity of Government Oversight and Accountability
In a recent opinion piece published in The Hill, whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn argued that the firing of Intelligence Community Inspector General (IG) Michael Atkinson will impact how the government handles the coronavirus crisis. "The integrity of the government’...
SEC Announces Rare Reward to Internal Compliance Whistleblower
In a rare move, the Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded a corporate compliance official nearly half a million dollars for reporting irregularities within his or her own company. The whistleblower reported the irregularities internally, then alerted the SEC when...
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