Reporting misconduct at work can be a scary decision. You worry about the consequences you might face from your employer. However, federal laws prohibit employers from retaliating against employees who report issues such as fraud, discrimination, and wage violations. Although…
If you have witnessed workplace violations in your place of employment or uncovered evidence that your employer is defrauding the government, you may feel that it is your duty to expose the wrongdoing. Calling out corporate misconduct and fraudulent behavior…
The United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC) handles reports of wrongdoings within the federal government’s executive branch from employees, federal employees, and employment applicants. In other words, the OSC helps whistleblowers in their claims. The office protects federal employees…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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