By Steve Kardell | Published May 16, 2016 | Posted in New Legislation | Tagged Tags: bill reauthorizing whistleblower protections |
U.S. Rep. Rod Blum of Iowa has created a new piece of potential legislation that would better protect federal employees who blow the whistle on wrongdoing within their agencies. This new bill is called the Thoroughly Investigating Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Act, and it already has a bipartisan group of co-sponsors and unanimous support from the Read More
Read MoreThere’s a chance that the scope of the whistleblower protections outlined in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 could be analyzed and determined by the U.S. Supreme Court. Recently, a Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision created a split in the judges, which means intervention from the Supreme Court could Read More
Read MoreThe Texas legislature recently passed two bills related to handgun possession in the state. House Bill 910 makes it legal for people to carry handguns openly. Senate Bill 11 allows people who have handgun licenses to carry concealed handguns in some circumstances on college campuses across the Lone Star State. The following is a quick Read More
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