Tag Archives: whistleblowers
Whistleblowers Claim Retaliation Continues to Run Rampant at VA, Despite New Accountability Office
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has made it known that it is working on new policies, training and guidelines to create a better culture for whistleblowers within the organization. However, VA employees and the whistleblower community believe the culture of retaliation continues to affect life at the agency. The wait time scandal at the […]
Government Provides Whistleblowers New Tools for National Whistleblower Day
July 30 was National Whistleblower Day in the United States. It’s a day to celebrate the brave employees who provide information on waste, fraud and wrongdoing in their agencies and companies. As a way to commemorate the day, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency released brand new resources to help whistleblowers […]
Lawsuit Alleges Pharmacy Technician Was Fired After Reporting Boss’s Fraud
Maxim Healthcare Service, a federal contractor for healthcare services, is the subject of a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it retaliated against an employee who reported fraud at an immigrant detention facility. According to the complaint, the whistleblower, Laura Wondercheck, worked for Maxim as a pharmacy technician, serving at the Dilley immigration detention facility for women and […]
SEC Issues $3 Million Joint Award to Pair of Whistleblowers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced an award of $3 million to be split between a pair of whistleblowers who provided the federal agency with information that prompted an investigation and successful enforcement action. The tip had to do with securities law violations that impacted retail investors. Because the whistleblowers submitted the […]
Organized Walkouts at Google Protest Company’s Retaliation Against Sexual Harassment Whistleblowers
Google has been the subject of national criticism recently in the wake of allegations of retaliation against employees who protested the way it handles sexual harassment claims. On May 1, which is International Workers’ Day, employees in Google offices globally participated in organized walkouts to protest the alleged retaliation on a large scale. Similar walkouts […]
House Committee Passes Whistleblower Retaliation Protections
The House Financial Services Committee recently passed new legislation that would add protections to whistleblowers from employer retaliation, along with legislation that also creates a clear definition of what is considered insider trading according to U.S. securities laws. The new Whistleblower Protection Reform Act (H.R. 2515) received unanimous support and slightly amends the definition of […]
Study from Whistleblower Organization Claims Facebook Inadvertently Creates Terror Content
A study released recently by the National Whistleblowers Center offers detail into the activity of terrorist groups on Facebook. It finds that the social network could be accidentally assisting in the generation of terrorist content. The study was conducted over the course of five months and involved the analysis of more than 3,000 people known […]
Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Against Community College District over Construction Bonds
Several years ago, voters approved a $3.3 billion construction bond for the Los Angeles Community College District, the largest two-year college system in the United States. Now, the bond is the subject of a massive whistleblower lawsuit. David Salazar, who was to oversee the bond program when he arrived at the district two years ago, […]
Whistleblowers Claim Pharma Company Bribed Doctors to Improve Sales Figures
Mallinckrodt, a pharmaceutical company previously known as Questcor Pharmaceuticals, has the dubious distinction of prompting one of the largest drug price increases in U.S. history. The company raised the price of H.P. Acthar Gel (used to treat an infant seizure disorder) from $40 in 2000 to nearly $39,000 today — a 97,000 percent increase. Now, […]
Tips for Whistleblowers Working in Tech
If you have any reason to believe your company is engaged in wrongdoing, such as misusing user data or various types of fraud, you can become a whistleblower by reporting the issue through the appropriate channels. Although this can be a nerve-racking responsibility to take on, it’s possible that you are the only person capable […]
