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Whistleblowers

preventivePhD

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2. There are plenty of whistleblower laws for private sector employees and until today

Reply to Vox Moi (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 28, 2012, 06:21 PM

Nov 2012

when Obama signed a stronger government employee bill, whistleblower laws were stronger for private sector employees.

The idea that corporations can fire at will is simply something that corporations say but there are numerous private sector whistleblower for every state in addition to numerous Federal laws. Notable Federal law examples include the Recovery Act law, Sarbanes-Oxley & False Claims Act. State laws are reviewed on a number of websites you can just google them. Most have there own State False Claims Act anti-retaliation provisions. All of this trumps the at will provisions as do gender & race discrimination laws.

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Just a question about focus on whistleblowers [View all] preventivePhD Nov 2012 OP

Most private sector whistleblowers are employees-at-will ... Vox Moi Nov 2012 #1

There are plenty of whistleblower laws for private sector employees and until today preventivePhD Nov 2012 #2

+1. Good post man antigop19667 Jan 2013 #5

As a whistleblower who was also an Officer of the Court. They seek to ignore private laserhaas Dec 2012 #3

Why I never had much respect for those who just complain about government whistleblowers preventivePhD Dec 2012 #4