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Grand Prairie ISD Whistleblower Files Lawsuit After Wrongful Termination

According to a recent lawsuit filed by an ex-employee of the Grand Prairie ISD, former superintendent Susan Simpson Hull fired that employee after they told an investigator about financial wrongdoing in the district. The lawsuit was filed in July, but first became public knowledge in late November. Case background The lawsuit alleges the district hid Read More

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Former Teacher Partially Granted Appeal in Lawsuit Against Williamson County School District

Melanie Lemon, a former teacher for Williamson County Schools in Tennessee, was granted a partial appeal by the state’s Court of Appeals regarding a lawsuit that had been previously dismissed in which she claimed the district forced her to resign after she was “bullied” by administrators. Lemon’s claims included wrongful termination, breach of contract, infliction Read More

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Steps to Take if You Become a Victim of Wrongful Termination

Being the victim of a wrongful termination can make you understandably, angry, sad, frustrated or any combination thereof. When you are dealing with a wrongful termination situation, here are some steps you should take. Keep your cool: It can be very, very tempting to lash out against your former employer or seek some form of Read More

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House Passes PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act

On September 24, the House of Representatives passed the PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019. If the Act were to go into law, it would establish a new whistleblower reward program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board modeled after the highly successful SEC whistleblower program. It would also enact new protections for whistleblowers against Read More

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Department of Education Accused of Whistleblower Retaliation After Threatening to Suspend Employee who Reported Budget Data

The United States Education Department proposed this September to suspend a budget analyst for five days after she provided information to The Washington Post about the Trump administration’s 2017 budget before it was officially released. The attorney for Rebecca Delaney, the analyst in question, claims the suspension would amount to whistleblower retaliation. Are disclosures to Read More

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Zion District 6 Employees File Lawsuit Claiming Retaliation After Blowing Whistle on Food Theft

A pair of former food service employees for Zion District 6 in Chicago have filed a lawsuit against the school district after claiming they were fired and retaliated against in other ways after helping the district investigate a food service manager who was ultimately charged with felony theft. The lawsuit was filed on August 30, Read More

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Congress Seeks to Protect Whistleblower Who Alerted Government of President Trump’s Ukraine Phone Call

While the House of Representatives gears up for impeachment inquiries of President Donald Trump, congress’s intelligence committees are also preparing for hearings with the whistleblower who provided the information about the president’s dealings with Ukraine that got those inquiries started. A big focus Congress will have in the next several weeks is what steps it Read More

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Concerns Still Exist About Whistleblower Protections at the VA

Just months after multiple whistleblowers testified to say they still face harassment and retaliation in their work at the VA, some leaders in congress say not enough has changed with regard to the protection of those whistleblowers. Representatives from the VA say the concerns from congressional leaders are unfounded, and that it has received positive Read More

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OSHA to Begin Handling TFA Whistleblower Complaints

On September 11, the United States Department of Labor announced any whistleblower complaints submitted under the Taxpayer First Act (TFA) would now be handled by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The TFA was implemented along with a large-scale IRS reform bill passed in July 2018. Among other things, the Act created the opportunity Read More

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