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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- September 28, 2016

Posted  September 28, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

CDC Whistleblower Claims Agency has been Using Wrong Zika Test – Robert Lanciotti, one of the leading experts on Zika virus claims that the CDC is using a less effective test for Zika infections. Lanciotti raised concerns in May when the CDC was mulling changing the test and was demoted after raising his concerns. Lanciotti claims the alternate test misses nearly forty percent of Zika infections. Lanciotti was reinstated to his post after filing a whistleblower retaliation claim.  Washington Post

U.S. Probes Wells Fargo Whistleblower, Wage Theft Complaints – The U.S. Department of Labor is reviewing open and closed whistleblower complaints against Wells Fargo in light of new allegations the bank retaliated against employees who expressed ethics concerns. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) decided to take another look at claims following Wells Fargo’s admission to firing 5,300 workers in the past few years and the fake account scandal that has plagued the bank in recent weeks. CNN

Stronger Protections for VA Whistleblowers Included in Bill to Keep Government Open – The spending bill to keep the government functioning contained new whistleblower provisions to protect Department of Veterans Affairs employees who disclose waste and misconduct from retaliation. VA employees have disclosed manipulation of patient scheduling wait times and other mismanagement issues over the past two years and have faced retaliation from the agency, prompting the new provisions.  Washington Post

Three Senators Push to Enhance Whistleblower Protections After Energy Department Retaliations – On Monday, three democratic senators proposed new protections for whistleblowers in the Department of Energy following a GAO report that agency officials retaliated and intimidated employees. The bill would add waste, fraud, and abuse to the list of protected whistleblower disclosures, extend the amount of time employees can file a complaint, and allow employees to pursue a federal trial of Energy fails to investigate within a year.   Washington Examiner

Pittsburgh: Whistleblower Cop Sues Department, City Over Alleged Retaliation – A former high-ranking Pittsburgh police officer sued his department alleging retaliation for blowing the whistle on manipulation of crime statistics and police misconduct within the department. The whistleblower alleged that the department would falsify crime reports and turn them into information reports thereby lowering the city’s crime rates.  East Bay Times