Office of Special Counsel Archives

Special Counsel Lerner’s legacy as a bold and effective whistleblower advocate

After six years leading the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the terms of Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner and Principal Deputy Special Counsel Mark Cohen expired this week. During … Continued

Congress Strengthens Whistleblower Protections for Federal Employees

Follow the Rules Act Protects Federal Employee Whistleblowers In 2017, President Trump signed into law Follow the Rules Act, which prohibits an agency from taking a personnel … Continued

OSC Urges Ninth Circuit to Adopt Suitable Exhaustion Requirement

In an amicus brief filed with the Ninth Circuit, the Office of Special Counsel urges reversal of a MSPB decision that imposes an onerous … Continued

Whistleblower Protection Act Will Be a Critical Bulwark for Scientific Integrity in a Trump Administration

Whistleblower Protections for Government Scientists According to press reports, President-elect Trump’s transition team sent a questionnaire to the Department of Energy (“DOE”), demanding the names … Continued

VA Whistleblowers Continue to Suffer Retaliation

A Washington Post article titled “At VA health facilities, whistleblowers still fear retaliation” reports that some VA whistleblowers continue to experience retaliation. Whistleblower law … Continued

Whistleblower Protection Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Speaks at Panel About Whistleblower Protections

Whistleblower Protection Lawyer Jason Zuckerman spoke on a panel about the Whistleblower Protection Act at an ABA Federal Sector Labor and Employment Law Committee conference. … Continued

Supreme Court Decision Strengthens Federal Whistleblower Protections

The Supreme Court held in DHS v. MacLean that the a federal agency’s secrecy regulations do not override the protections of the Whistleblower Protection Act. … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Will Chair Panel on Strategies For Representing Whistleblowers In The Federal Government

DC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will chair a panel about Strategies For Representing Whistleblowers In The Federal Government at NELA’s October 17-18, 2014 conference titled … Continued