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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 ...
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 ]
In her previous role at the whistleblower protection group The Signals Network, Gibson worked on providing independent legal and psychosocial support to Daniel Motaung, a Meta whistleblower who ...
House Oversight and Accountability Committee ranking member Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) encouraged agencies to protect whistleblowers and uphold inspector general independence — noting past ...
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 ...
NWC operates three main programs: (1) providing whistleblowers with legal assistance, (2) advocating for policies that protect and reward whistleblowers such as the Dodd–Frank Act, the Sarbanes–Oxley Act, and the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, and (3) educating the public about the importance of whistleblowers to preserving democracy and the rule of law. [3]
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 ...