On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R. 4986), which includes a provision protecting employees of defense contractors who blow the whistle on contracting fraud. Section 846 amends 10 U.S.C. § 2409 to protect employees who disclose to Congress, an Inspector General, the […]
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President Signs into Law New Whistleblower Protections for Employees of Defense Contractors
January 30th, 2008 · No Comments
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New Bill Protects Whistleblower Disclosures to Congress
January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Today Rep. Wynn introduced the Congressional Disclosures Act (HR 4650), which would protect federal employees and employees of government contractors who disclose information to a Member of Congress or a Congressional Committee concerning a violation of any law, gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger […]
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Congresswoman Woolsey Introduces Landmark Whistleblower Protection Legislation
November 12th, 2007 · No Comments
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, has introduced robust and comprehensive whistleblower protection legislation for private sector employees. H.R. 4047 would close loopholes in existing federal whistleblower protection statutes and protect employees who disclose threats to public health and safety, financial fraud, insurance fraud, or […]
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Legislation Protecting Consumer Safety Whistleblowing Advances in the Senate
November 12th, 2007 · No Comments
On October 30, 2007, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation unanimously approved the CPSC Reform Act S. 2045 which includes protection for employees who disclose to the Federal government or a state Attorney General information relating to any violation of a consumer product safety standard, regulation, or order of the Consumer Product Safety […]
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Congress Enacts New Whistleblower Protections for Transportation Workers
September 24th, 2007 · No Comments
Congress recently enacted robust whistleblower protections for employees in the transportation industry. These new statutes protect workers who (1) refuse to violate or assist in the violation of Federal law, rule or regulation relating to public transportation safety or security; (2) file an employee protection complaint under the National Transit Systems Security Act of […]