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With regard to federal legislation, the broadest law is the Whistleblower Protection Act. However, its protections apply only to federal employees. Both public and private employees may be protected under topic-specific federal laws, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Act, but such laws cover only a narrow, specific area of unlawful ...
The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8)-(9), Pub.L. 101-12 as amended, is a United States federal law that protects federal whistleblowers who work for the government and report the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or a substantial and specific danger to ...
O’Connor is suing for wrongful termination and for violations to the South Carolina Whistleblower Protection Act, which protects employees who report wrongdoing.
In New Zealand, the Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022 [107] provides protection to whistleblowers under some circumstances. A wide range of workers are covered, including employees, volunteers and contractors, and the legislation covers both public and private sector organisations. [ 108 ]
Among other actions, the companies required employees to waive their right to potential whistleblower monetary awards, according to the SEC. SEC settles with 7 companies it says violated ...
Judge Susan Tyburski determined that Brian Gonzales, a former program chief nurse at the hospital, breached the state’s whistleblower act when he demoted former hospital employee Christine ...
Adjudicating employee complaints filed under the Whistleblower Protection Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, and the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act; Adjudicating cases brought by the United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC), principally complaints of prohibited personnel practices and Hatch Act ...
BROCKTON — The school district's assistant financial officer plans to file a Massachusetts Whistleblower Protection Act claim in relation to Brockton Public Schools' ongoing $14.4 million ...