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November 27, 2012The law expands whistleblower protections by broadening the definition of protected disclosures and allowing whistleblowers to seek compensatory damages for…
November 22, 2012The law expands protections for federal whistleblowers by clarifying disclosure rules, strengthening non-disclosure agreements, increasing penalties for violations, and adding…- October 11, 2012A new White House directive on national security whistleblowers lacks enforceability, as its final section explicitly prevents whistleblowers from legally…
- September 27, 2012After the Senate removed a controversial summary judgment provision that would have harmed federal whistleblowers, advocacy groups endorsed the Whistleblower…
- September 26, 2012The National Whistleblower Center's efforts to support FDA scientists targeted by agency electronic surveillance and advocate for whistleblower protections were…
- September 10, 2012Bradley Birkenfeld's legal team will hold a press conference to discuss the IRS decision in his whistleblower case against UBS…
- September 6, 2012The National Whistleblower Center urged the IRS to narrow its interpretation of "planned and initiated" to only exclude chief wrongdoers…
- August 21, 2012The SEC awarded nearly $50,000 to its first whistleblower under the new Dodd-Frank program, whose information led to over $1…
- July 19, 2012The FDA monitored communications on government computers of five scientists who raised safety concerns about medical devices, though leaked documents…
- July 14, 2012The National Whistleblower Center condemned an illegal FDA surveillance program targeting employees who reported safety violations, calling for accountability and…