Last week, we discussed some points about whistleblowers and how they have important protections to ensure they aren’t fired or retaliated against for speaking up. When employers ignore those protections,…
Last week’s blog post discussed how some people who were working for the Veterans’ Affairs office shed light on how some paperwork was swept under the rug for years. If…
The United States and California have special protections for whistleblowers for a variety of reasons. One of those reasons is that the information whistleblowers provide sometimes sheds light on ways…
Thanks to changes in 2014 to the laws protecting whistleblowers in California, employees who report suspected violations of federal or state laws to their bosses, instead of directly to the…
A former risk management officer at Morgan Stanley has filed a suit against the company, alleging that the company violated the Dodd-Frank Act, which makes it illegal for companies to…
If you are a protected whistleblower, your employer is usually not allowed to take retaliatory action against you. But that doesn’t mean whistleblowing doesn’t come with some other negative consequences,…
Whistleblower laws are designed to protect people who come forward with information about misconduct or illegal activities in the workplace. They’re designed to encourage people to take action against wrongful…
In our previous blog post and in one a few weeks ago, we discussed some of the protections that whistleblowers have after they report violations of laws and policies. If…
The city of Los Angeles has been told to pay an ex-police officer $1 million as part of a wrongful termination suit, according to information released earlier this month. The…
Are you really ready to blow the whistle on your employer’s illegal activities? It’s time to have a good, hard look at what you’re about to do and make sure…