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Whistleblower protection laws and regulations guarantee freedom of speech for workers and contractors in certain situations. Whistleblowers are protected from retaliation for disclosing information that the employee or applicant reasonably believes provides evidence of a violation of any law, rule, regulation, gross mismanagement, gross waste ...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency wrote on its website [69] in May 2009 that "When the 2007 illegal use of the well was determined in December of 2007, the Illinois EPA began enforcement action by sending a Non-Compliance Advisory letter to Crestwood advising against future use of the emergency back-up well found to be contaminated ...
National Whistleblower Appreciation Day is an annual recognition of whistleblowers whose actions have protected the American people from fraud or malfeasance. [1]Each year since 2013, both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives have passed resolutions designating July 30 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.
The Illinois Innocence Project (IIP) at the University of Illinois Springfield will host its annual Defenders of the Innocent fundraising event. This includes personal stories shared by exonerees ...
The Government Accountability Project (GAP) is a nonprofit whistleblower protection and advocacy organization in the United States. It was founded in 1977 by the Institute for Policy Studies. [1] [2] Over the years, GAP has struggled with its own workplace discrimination, [3] attorney malfeasance and client dissatisfaction. [4] [5]
COVID-19 cover-up claims swirl after whistleblower reveals disease ‘blueprint’ may have been wrongly classified Josh Christenson, Caitlin Doornbos November 14, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Tom Devine (born June 21, 1951) [1] is an American lawyer, investigator, lobbyist, teacher, and advocate for whistleblower rights. He is currently the legal director at the non-profit Government Accountability Project, in Washington, D.C., [2] where he has worked since 1979.
The Obama administration attacked more whistleblowers under the Espionage Act than all previous administrations combined. [5] [8] [9] [10] According to Whistleblowers, journalists are also harassed for covering these stories. [5] [11] War on Whistleblowers premiered in April 2013 in theaters and on DVD.