New York Introduces Bills to Expand Whistleblower Protections
Posted 06/21/19
Whistleblower Protection Laws
This archive displays posts tagged as relevant to laws that protect whistleblowers from retaliation, but do not include whistleblower reward provisions. You may also be interested in the following pages:
New EU Rules Give Protection to Whistleblowers
Posted 04/26/19
Survival Guide for Whistleblowers
Posted 04/16/19
Question of the Week — Is Omarosa Manigault Newman a Whistleblower?
Posted 08/15/18
Whistleblowers at the SEC Office of the Inspector General Allege Retaliation
Posted 11/13/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
The Wall Street Journal reports on employees within the SEC inspector general’s office alleging retaliation for pointing out misconduct within the office. At least two employees who work for Carl Hoecker, the current Inspector General at the SEC, filed complaints with different federal whistleblower agencies. The complaints allege that the whistleblower employees brought forth...
SEC Supreme Court Amicus Brief Filed in Support of Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Provisions Under Dodd-Frank
Posted 10/26/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
An article from Law360 discusses the SEC’s position on the anti-retaliation provisions in Dodd-Frank based on an amicus brief filed in the Supreme Court. The case involves whistleblower Paul Somers, a former employee of Digital Realty Trust Inc., who sought to take advantage of Dodd-Frank’s anti-retaliation provisions even though he did not report the alleged securities...
House of Representatives to Takes Up Whistleblower Protection Act This Week
Posted 10/9/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 moves to the House of Representatives after being passed by the Senate in May. The House Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday October 10th to discuss the bill. The bill creates further protections for certain federal government whistleblowers. President Trump first took action in this area in with an...
House of Representatives to Take Up Whistleblower Protection Act This Week
Posted 10/9/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 moves to the House of Representatives after being passed by the Senate in May. The House Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday October 10th to discuss the bill. The bill creates further protections for certain federal government whistleblowers. President Trump first took action in this area in with an...
Grassley, Leahy press Justice Department on 'Whistleblower' Protections
Posted 09/22/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Patrick Leahy on Wednesday pressed the Justice Department on its progress implementing whistleblower protections at the FBI. In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Grassley and Leahy outline a series of concerns about whistleblower protections that have gone unaddressed despite government reports drawing...
New FBI Whistleblower Protections Could Not Have Come At A Better Time
Posted 06/13/17
Forbes publishes article by Partner Gordon Schnell and associate Phillip Brown. (June 13, 2017)