By Steve Kardell | Published July 4, 2019 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: new legislation, should still receive protections, skilled attorney, Whistleblower Retaliation Protections, whistleblowers |
House Committee Passes Whistleblower Retaliation Protections
The House Financial Services Committee recently passed new legislation that would add protections to whistleblowers from employer retaliation, along with legislation that also creates a clear definition of what is considered insider trading according to U.S. securities laws. The new Whistleblower Protection Reform Act (H.R. 2515) received unanimous support and slightly amends the definition of Read More
Read MoreStudy from Whistleblower Organization Claims Facebook Inadvertently Creates Terror Content
A study released recently by the National Whistleblowers Center offers detail into the activity of terrorist groups on Facebook. It finds that the social network could be accidentally assisting in the generation of terrorist content. The study was conducted over the course of five months and involved the analysis of more than 3,000 people known Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Files Lawsuit Against Community College District over Construction Bonds
Several years ago, voters approved a $3.3 billion construction bond for the Los Angeles Community College District, the largest two-year college system in the United States. Now, the bond is the subject of a massive whistleblower lawsuit. David Salazar, who was to oversee the bond program when he arrived at the district two years ago, Read More
Read MoreWhistleblowers Claim Pharma Company Bribed Doctors to Improve Sales Figures
Mallinckrodt, a pharmaceutical company previously known as Questcor Pharmaceuticals, has the dubious distinction of prompting one of the largest drug price increases in U.S. history. The company raised the price of H.P. Acthar Gel (used to treat an infant seizure disorder) from $40 in 2000 to nearly $39,000 today — a 97,000 percent increase. Now, Read More
Read MoreTips for Whistleblowers Working in Tech
If you have any reason to believe your company is engaged in wrongdoing, such as misusing user data or various types of fraud, you can become a whistleblower by reporting the issue through the appropriate channels. Although this can be a nerve-racking responsibility to take on, it’s possible that you are the only person capable Read More
Read MoreFAA Receives at Least 4 Whistleblower Calls Regarding Boeing 737 Max
A recent report from CBS News revealed that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has received at least four calls from whistleblowers who work for aviation company Boeing about various issues related to its 737 Max jetliner, one of the company’s newest planes. Whistleblowers began making these disclosures after Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which crashed last Read More
Read MoreReport Highlights Steps Congress Could Take to Better Protect Whistleblowers
A Government Accountability Office report issued May 7 contains some recommendations on the steps Congress could take to better protect American whistleblowers from retaliation. According to the document, federal whistleblowers frequently go to members of Congress to report fraud, waste and agency-related abuse. This points to how crucial it is for Congressional staff to know Read More
Read MoreLos Angeles Jury Awards Whistleblower With $1.5 Million Verdict
A jury in Los Angeles issued a $1.5 million verdict to a former employee who alleged his company retaliated against him for reporting misconduct that violated the False Claims Act (FCA), the Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act (DCWPA) and California’s whistleblower statute. The plaintiff is a former NASA Mars mission engineer who worked with ManTech Read More
Read MoreIRS Reports a New Record $312 Million in Whistleblower Awards
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a report in February providing an overview of its whistleblower program in what was a record-breaking year. Whistleblowers provided information during 2018 that aided in the agency’s recovery of more than $1.44 billion throughout the year, resulting in a total of $312 million awarded to those whistleblowers. This number Read More
Read MoreStudy Indicates Whistleblowers Indicate a Healthy Company Culture
The Harvard Business Review recently published research about whistleblowers in the United States. It led to the conclusion that whistleblowers, while they may often herald corporate disaster, are actually indicative of healthy companies. The researchers had access to more than 1.2 million records of internal reports made by employees of U.S. public companies. It found Read More
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