Whistleblower News From The Inside — November 3, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Benghazi staffer not protected By federal whistleblower law — “The Benghazi Committee staffer who says he was fired for resisting participation in what he called a politically motivated probe of Hillary Clinton is not protected under federal whistleblower laws – an exemption that some labor lawyers call ‘inexcusable.'”  NBC

EPA finds more VW cheating software, including in a Porsche — “The Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday that it had discovered emissions-cheating software on more Volkswagen and Audi cars than previously disclosed and, for the first time, also found the illegal software in one of the carmaker’s high-end Porsche models.”  NYT

Books claim waste, greed and fraud inside Vatican — The Vatican is criticizing claims of mismanagement and internal rebellion found in two books due out later this week, “Merchants in the Temple” and “Avarice,” in which Catholic insiders are accused of financial greed and waste as well as blocking Pope Francis from making reforms.  CBS

University of Oregon whistleblower resigns, accusing school of retaliation — Jennifer Morlok, a senior therapist “who blew the whistle on the University of Oregon Counseling Center’s leader for accessing a rape accuser’s mental-health records has resigned, saying she can no longer endure retaliation for speaking up.”  Oregon Live

Global fight against corruption crucial to achieving sustainable development — “Ending corruption is vital to efforts to achieve sustainable development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the world’s largest anti-corruption forum, which began today in St. Petersburg, Russia.”  UN News

White House special counsel finds Bannister whistleblowers’ health claims worth monitoring — “A new report says a previous investigation dismissing whistleblower claims of inadequate health monitoring for toxic chemical exposure at Kansas City’s Bannister Complex is inadequate.”  KSHB