May 19, 2013

Whistleblower Community Mourns Loss of Estelle Kohn-National Whistleblowers Center

 

IN MEMORIAM May 2, 1953 – April 10, 2013 Estelle Kohn was dedicated to and...

IRS Rule Making Presents Golden Opportunity to Correct Course for IRS Whistleblower Program

 

By Eric L. Young, Esq. The Internal Revenue Service has a golden opportunity to boost...

Federal Whistleblowers Must Be Protected From Retaliation While Performing Their Duties

 

Whistlewatch.org is pleased to have been given an opportunity to file an Amicus Curiae Brief...

Former Top Federal Whistleblower Protector Scott Bloch, Esq. Pleads Guilty to Destruction of Government Property

 

Scott Bloch, former head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), a federal agency with...

AFGE Files FLRA Unfair Labor Practice Suit Against Air Force on Behalf of Federal Whistleblower George Sarris

 

In the next few months the Federal Labor Relations Authority will take up an Unfair...

Shocking New Research Report Shows 1 in 5 Employees Experience Whistleblower Retaliation

 

Shocker! 1 in 5 employees experience retaliation when they blow the whistle!  Really?  What a...

Former Air Traffic Controller Asks How about a ‘Whistleblower-Amnesty Act’?

 

  By Jeff Lewis aiREFORM.com There is a major opportunity in the Lance Armstrong story,...

OSC APPLAUDS SENATE PASSAGE OF HATCH ACT REFORMS

 

U.S. Office of Special Counsel 1730 M Street, N.W., Suite 218 Washington, D.C. 20036-4505 OSC...

Breaking News: Congress Passes Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA)

 

Whistlewatch.org reprints this extremely important announcement from the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) and express...

HOW A WHISTLEBLOWER SAVED AMERICAN DEMOCRACY and THE LIFE YOU KNOW TODAY

 

The below was provided as a hand-out to a business ethics class as part of...

Federal Employee Barbara R. King Wins Whistleblower Retaliation Case Against Department of the Air Force

 

BREAKING NEWS Whistlewatch.org has obtained an advance copy of another precedent setting decision below, Barbara...

Whistleblowers Pay the High Price for Being Ethical While Others Hide Behind the Corporate Veil

 

The “CYA” Factor A serious impediment to creating an environment of trust By Frank Bucaro...

California Amends False Claims Act to Conform to Federal Counterpart

 

Movie Stars, Beautiful Weather, and Expanded Protection for Whistleblowers By James Sugarman In a move...

UBS Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld Receives $104 Million in IRS Tax Fraud Case

 

See the press conference by the National Whistleblowers Center in its entirety below.  The $104...

ERISA Whistleblowers-40 Years of Waiting for Protections from Retaliation

 

By Joe Vincoli When the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was passed in 1974...

Penn State Ignores Whistleblower Results in $60 Million In Fines, Wins Vacated from 1998-2011, Massive Loss of Scholarships

 

According to the Washington Post, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Mark Emmert announced penalties against...

“I.R.S Continues to Stonewall Tax Whistle-Blowers — More”

 

CEO Note:  The normally sleep inducing, less than sexy, tax fraud world got smokin’ hot...

Failure of ERISA to Protect Whistleblowers Who Are Legally Required to Report Violations

 

By Joe Vincoli www.jvdf.org It sounds like a bad joke.  Did you hear the one...

Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA)-New Loopholes in the Law for Summary Judgment at the MSPB

 

Last week we were pleased to hear from our colleagues in D.C. that the Senate...

Top Reasons Why the MSPB Should Not Obtain Summary Judgment Power

 

This is an update publication to our article published on April 25, 2012 titled Committee...

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