Whistleblower News From The Inside -- March 28, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

National Guard whistleblower says he was forced to retire — “Nine months after he talked with a reporter to expose wasteful spending and mismanagement in the California National Guard, Maj. Joseph Lovelace abruptly received three unexpected performance reviews . . . [which] carried an underlying message that senior Army officers recognize as career-killing language….” Military.com

Australian Corporate Watchdog call for broader whistleblower protections — The Australian Securities & Investments Commission “has backed a number of government proposals as part of an overhaul of whistleblower protections, calling for the replacement of the ‘current fragmented, sector-based approach’ and the implementation of stronger rules covering ‘all disclosures’ about possible breaches of corporate law. The Australian

Whistleblower accuses Shell of concealing data on Nigerian oil spills — A whistleblower and former Project Director of the Bodo Mediation Initiative has accused Shell Petroleum Development Company of concealing data on the health effects of two major oil spills on Nigerian communities. All Africa