Whistleblowers

The National Whistleblower Council has just signed a letter in support of H.R. 4924 which seeks to provide greater workplace protections to congressional staff who complain of workplace harassment. The Council is also urging the development of federal anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies to provide great protections for federal employee whistleblowers and to encourage employees to…

A federal official has just filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that she was demoted for refusing to go over budget and pay more than was allowed to decorate Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson’s office. According to the sworn complaint filed with the Office of Special Counsel, the official was instructed to “find money”…

The chief medical officer of a large medical center in the southeast has just sued the hospital in a whistleblower lawsuit asserting that he fired after he testified about the hospital’s alleged improper admissions practices, patient safety concerns, and that it provided potentially fraudulent information to Medicare and Medicaid. Several different whistleblower laws exist in…

A federal jury has just found JP Morgan Chase liable for unlawful retaliation in violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. According to the whistleblower lawsuit, a former wealth manager flagged a wealthy client of the bank for potential fraud and money laundering. Shortly thereafter, she was fired. The jury agreed, and found that she should be pain…

Recent employment law news reports that the trial has just begun in a whistleblower suit against a mutual funds group. A high level executive of the group asserted that after she complained that the company may have defrauded investors, the company conducted “a campaign of retaliation” against her. Whistleblower laws were designed to protect employees…

In a recent whistleblower case, a city fire inspector was awarded $1.5M after she was allegedly fired from her job after complaining about the safety of renovations at the facility where she was to work. The fire inspector asserted that her complaints led to her termination, while the city argued that she was terminated due…

Many times workers who observe fraud or violations of federal law – such as workplace safety regulations – worry that if they speak up, they may lose their jobs. Fortunately, several “whistleblower laws” exist that can protect you if your employer retaliates against you for reporting wrongdoing. For example, if you work at a plant…

The relationship between employers and their employees is regulated and  governed by hundreds or even thousands of laws that dictate everything from expectations to requirements to proper conduct by both sides. Employers are the ones who have the responsibility to ensure everything is adhered to properly, however employees can also take responsibility for themselves and…

Recently, a scientist at the United States Department of Interior issued a public statement about a whistleblowing lawsuit he filed against the Federal government.  In this case, he filed a suit alleging that the federal government was systemically eliminating jobs, transferring workers to different positions where their skills were unused, and even bullied workers for…