Monday, the DC Council approved the Whistleblower Protection Amendment Act of 2009, which strengthens the DC Whistleblower Protection Act (DC Code § 1-615.51 et seq.) and The Employees of District Contractors and Instrumentality Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998 (DC Code § 2-223.01 et seq.). The Whistleblower Protection Amendment Act of 2009 eliminates loopholes in the […]
Entries Tagged as 'State Whistleblower Legislation'
DC City Council Unanimously Approves the DC Whistleblower Protection Amendment Act of 2009
December 17th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: D.C. Whistleblower Protection Act · Public Employee Whistleblower Protection · Whistleblower Protection Act · State Whistleblower Legislation · Retaliation
Voices for Corporate Responsibility Kicks Off
December 16th, 2009 · No Comments
On December 15, 2009, The Employment Law Group® law firm participated in the launch of Voices for Corporate Responsibility (Voices). Voices is a project sponsored by Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Mehri & Skalet, PLLC, and The Employment Law Group® law firm. Its mission is to help and encourage corporate employees to take a stand against […]
Tags: The Employment Law Group, P.C. · State Whistleblower Legislation · Federal Whistleblower Legislation · The Employment Law Group, PC · Retaliation
California Governor Signs into Law New Whistleblower Protections for City and County Employees
October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
On September 26, 2008, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a new whistleblower protection bill to extend whistleblower protections to city and county employees who report waste, fraud and abuse of government funds. The new law authorizes cities and counties to create and maintain whistleblower hotlines to receive calls from employees who have information […]