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September 24, 2014

The Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee (WPAC) of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and…

August 06, 2014

In "Whistleblower Suit and Attorney-Client Privilege" posted in March of this year, we reported that…

May 07, 2014

Attorneys for the plaintiff in an ongoing whistleblower lawsuit (Barko v. Halliburton Company) allege Halliburton…

April 23, 2014

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the whistleblower protection granted by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act…

March 26, 2014

The judge in an ongoing qui tam False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower suit, Barko v.…

March 05, 2014

Sixteen percent of employees who report workplace misconduct utilize an ethics hotline or helpline at…

October 23, 2013

Through the end of September, members of Congress have introduced a number of bills and…

October 16, 2013

Courts have granted a number of substantial whistleblower awards during the past three months, with…

September 11, 2013

Is it possible that whistleblowers who report suspected securities violations internally might not be protected…

July 29, 2013

On the heels of the three-year anniversary of the Dodd Frank Act, which became law…

July 15, 2013

A former project manager for Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) will be awarded $1.88 million…

January 07, 2013

Looking back on the last year, 2012 proved to be an interesting year for whistleblowers…