The federal government once considered whistle-blowers a nuisance or worse. But over the past few years, that attitude has slowly started to change. More agencies have
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Steve Berman has been ranked as one of the top lawyers in the nation in LawDragon's seventh annual LawDragon 500 guide. The list serves to recognize
A state whistleblower says construction problems on the new 520 floating bridge pose a "danger to public safety," and he's calling for a formal investigation
The Internal Revenue Service paid $125.4 million in whistleblower awards in fiscal year 2012, or about 21% of the $592.5 million it collected in previously unpaid taxes
JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay the fines to resolve allegations that it and Bear Stearns, which it acquired in 2008, misled investors about the quality of mortgage-backed
More than 4,000 former professional football players and their wives have filed a class action lawsuit against the National Football League, accusing the league of deliberately concealing
Yesterday, the Department of Justice held a listening session with representatives of the National Whistleblowers Center, American Civil Liberties Union, Government
The First District Court of Appeal yesterday reinstated portions of a suit by a former employee of San Francisco's trash company, who claims he was fired for revealing that
The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) [pdf], signed into law by President Obama on January 2, 2013, provides employees of government contractors, subcontractors
By Bruce Rolfsen - A record number of whistleblower complaints were filed with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in fiscal 2012, according to
By Matt Kelley - Law-abiding people who work for crooked employers often fear going public because they would likely be fired — or worse. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley
Oregon's labor chief has filed a complaint against a Portland-area construction company he says retaliated against employees working with state and federal investigators.
When China announced its food safety whistleblower reward program in late 2011, reports didn't say how much would be up for grabs, and six months later, fear of
Whistleblowers are becoming an increasingly powerful weapon against healthcare fraud. And the industry will likely see more whistleblower lawsuits this year
Bank of America Corp. said Monday it had agreed to pay more than $10 billion to Fannie Mae to settle claims related to troubled mortgages sold largely by Countrywide Financial Corp. during the subprime housing
Jacksonville, Fla.-based American Sleep Medicine L.L.P. has agreed to pay $15.3 million to resolve U.S. Department of Justice charges for billing for sleep diagnostic services
Is Washington an especially corrupt state? The Securities and Exchange Commission has published its report on the first full year of the Dodd-Frank whistleblower law
The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 takes effect today (December 27). The Act makes significant changes to the way federal employees report
Millions of people who work for federal contractors or grant recipients will have new legal whistle-blower protections under legislation sent to President Barack Obama on
In a recent interview with The American Lawyer, Sean McKessey, Chief of the SEC's Office of the Whistleblower since February 2011, cautioned employers about dissuading
