Month: March 2016

Did Whistleblowing Retaliation Make the Flint Water Crisis Worse?

The man who blew the whistle on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, may have been retaliated against by his employer,…

Whistleblower Case Wins: Two Whistleblowers Fight Retaliation and Triumph

In two separate cases this month, whistleblowers who had been retaliated against by their employers were vindicated by…

Department of Labor Cracks Down on Whistleblower Retaliation

Workers in Alabama recently got some new muscle in their legal battle against a former employer who allegedly retaliated…

Mesothelioma Study Brings Hope Through Gene Targeting

A recent mesothelioma study by cancer researchers in the UK may have found a crack in the armor of mesothelioma, an…

Chicago Whistleblower Awarded $3 Million Under Ethics Act

An Illinois Appellate Court has upheld a jury’s award of over $3 million in a whistleblowing case brought by a former…

WARN Act Promises More Protection for Whistleblowers

Last month, Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced a law to Congress…