Whistleblower Protection

Whistleblowing often leads to complex situations in the workplace, including potential retaliation. An employee who reports unethical or illegal activities within their organization may face adverse reactions in retaliation. Claims of retaliation can be difficult to...

Blowing the whistle on your employer or the government can be frightening. You might be putting your career and your own personal well-being on the line, leaving you uncertain and scared for the future. However, you shouldn’t let your fears prevent you from standing...

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act came into effect in July 2010. Named after its sponsors, Senator Christopher J. Dodd and Representative Barney Frank, the Dodd-Frank Act was in response to the huge financial crisis of 2007-2008, with the...

This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving whistleblower retaliation. The ruling in that case is highly anticipated because it will determine whether a whistleblower who alleges that their employer retaliated against them must provide...

It takes a lot of courage to blow the whistle on the company you work for, especially if you know that doing so will mean that the government will probably investigate the company. Even though you are correct to report your concerns, you know that it may affect some...

One of the main effects of whistleblower protection laws is to protect workers from retaliation after they have reported violations of the law in their workplaces. Lawmakers created these protections in order to help workers feel free to report wrongdoing at work...

In New York, people have should understand that they have the right to report wrongdoing in the workplace. Those who work for or are applying for a job with the federal government might want to do the right thing and share what they have seen with the proper...

Even though whistleblower retaliation is illegal, those who are considering the possibility of becoming whistleblowers are still sometimes understandably hesitant to move forward. It feels like a risk and they don’t want to lose a career that they’ve worked for,...

Whistleblower protections interact with many other laws, particularly for government workers. This is true of federal government employees and employees of New York and other state governments. Two former state government employees received $650,000 in a whistleblower...

When the US government hires federal contractors for projects, these contractors, in turn, hire workers to do the work. As part of this arrangement, the government requires these contractors to inform their workers about a specific rule. Being on the inside, these...