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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 ...
The Whistleblower Protection Act was made into federal law in the United States in 1989. 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 ...
Huffman v. Office of Personnel Management, 263 F.3d 1341 (Fed. Cir. 2001) [1] is a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressing a two decade-old conflict between the United States Congress and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit over the depth of whistleblower protection available to federal civilian employees covered by the Whistleblower ...
A former employee is suing the South Carolina Department of Mental Health after she was allegedly fired in retaliation for not terminating a pregnant employee and an older employee, according to a ...
To qualify for protection under the Whistleblower Protection Act, the individual must be disclosing a violation of a law, rule, or regulation; gross mismanagement; a gross waste of funds; an abuse of authority; or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. [12]
Trump is set to sign legislation relative to the Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday meant to protect whistleblowers and solve inefficiencies.
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 ...
Pages in category "Whistleblower protection legislation" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ...