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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
An Act to require that Federal agencies be accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws, and for other purposes. Nicknames: Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002: Enacted by: the 107th United States Congress: Effective: May 15, 2002: Citations; Public law: 107-174 ...
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File a complaint if punished or retaliated against for acting as a 'whistleblower' under the 21 additional federal laws for which OSHA has jurisdiction. [17] Temporary workers must be treated like permanent employees. Staffing agencies and host employers share joint accountability for temporary workers.
A former high-ranking Los Angeles Building and Safety official who claimed he was fired after alleging fraudulent billing and other wrongdoing will receive a $3-million settlement from the city.