whistleblower

Examples of whistleblower in the following topics:

• Protecting Whistleblowers

  • There exist several U.S. laws protecting whistleblowers, people who inform authorities of alleged dishonest or illegal activities.
  • Whistleblowers may make their allegations internally or externally to regulators, law enforcement agencies or the media.
  • The act promises whistleblowers a percentage of damages won by the government and protects them from wrongful dismissal.
  • Whistleblowers frequently face reprisal at the hands of the accused organization, related organizations, or under law.
  • Investigation of retaliation against whistleblowers falls under jurisdiction of the Office of the Whistleblower Protection Program (OWPP) of the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

• The First and Fourth Amendments and Issues of Terrorism and Security

  • The Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998 is a statutory procedure for a "whistleblower" in the intelligence community to report concerns with the propriety of a secret program .

• Employment Policy

  • While most state and federal laws start from the presumption that workers who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement or an individual employment agreement are "at will" employees who can be fired without notice and for no stated reason, state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination or protecting the right to organize or engage in whistleblowing activities modify that rule by providing that discharge or other forms of discrimination are illegal if undertaken on grounds specifically prohibited by law.