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Tips To Protect Yourself As A Whistleblower

Tips to protect yourself as a whistleblower

  • May 4, 2022
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Whistleblowers

When you discover evidence that your employer is engaging in illegal or unethical activities or your employer has instructed you to perform unlawful acts, you may make the brave decision to report your employer to the authorities. But doing so…

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How The Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Anti-Discrimination Act Could Improve Discrimination Transparency

How the Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Anti-Discrimination Act Could Improve Discrimination Transparency

  • March 22, 2022
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Whistleblowers

On New Year's Day 2021, the Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Anti-Discrimination Act was signed into law. The law is intended to increase accountability for federal agencies in cases of workplace discrimination and whistleblower retaliation against federal employees. If you…

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Could I Be Fired For Refusing To Do Something Illegal?

Could I Be Fired for Refusing to Do Something Illegal?

  • October 25, 2021
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Whistleblowers

The power dynamics of the workplace can sometimes be confusing. Employees are often required to perform their job duties while respecting a hierarchy and completing tasks assigned to them by their manager or supervisor. Yet, what happens when someone within…

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How Employees Can Protect Themselves From Workplace Retaliation

How Employees Can Protect Themselves from Workplace Retaliation

  • June 8, 2021
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Disputes, Employment Law, Whistleblowers

Under both federal and Georgia state law, employers are prohibited from retaliating against an employee that engages in a protected action, which includes filing a complaint, testifying against an employer, or reporting an employer for workplace discrimination or harassment. But…

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5 Facts Every Georgia Whistleblower Should Know

5 Facts Every Georgia Whistleblower Should Know

  • July 16, 2020
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Whistleblowers

Whistleblower cases may only make news headlines once every few years, but the truth is that these matters are frequent and ongoing despite the lack of media attention. The US Department of Justice, Civil Division reports that it recovered $3.054…

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Whistleblower Case Leads To Scrutiny Of Prison Healthcare

Whistleblower Case Leads to Scrutiny of Prison Healthcare

  • March 29, 2019
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Whistleblowers

A whistleblower case filed by a doctor at the Augusta State Medical Prison system last year is leading to increased scrutiny of the healthcare provided to prisoners of the state system as well as the number of serious medical malpractice…

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Special Counsel Struggles To Keep Up With Whistleblower Cases

Special Counsel Struggles to Keep Up with Whistleblower Cases

  • January 25, 2019
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Whistleblowers

The backlog of whistleblower and prohibited personnel practice (PPP) cases more than doubled at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel between 2011 and 2016, with the number of backlogged cases expected to increase with the 2017 and 2018 reports. In…

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Whistleblowers And The Whistleblower Protection Act

Whistleblowers and the Whistleblower Protection Act

  • July 2, 2018
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Whistleblowers

Many federal employees enjoy their jobs and have not witnessed illegal, unethical, or otherwise illicit behavior in the workplace. Others have witnessed conduct that they believe is egregious enough to be reported to a superior authority such as a supervisor, manager or…

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