Whistleblower Protection Law Archives

Defense Contractor Whistleblower Retains $1 Million Compensatory Damages Verdict

In December 2019, a jury awarded former Raytheon engineer Bruce Casias $43,000 in back pay and $1M in compensatory damages in a Defense Contractor Whistleblower … Continued

Sixth Circuit Construes FCA to Prohibit Post-Employment Retaliation

When Congress enacted the whistleblower protection provision of the False Claims Act, it recognized that “few individuals will expose fraud if they fear their disclosures … Continued

DOL Judge Awards Airline Pilot $500,000 in Compensatory Damages in AIR21 Whistleblower Retaliation Case

In a decision finding that Delta violated the anti-retaliation provision of the AIR21 whistleblower protection law, Judge Morris awarded pilot Karlene Petit $500,000 in compensatory … Continued

FY2021 Defense Authorization Bars Defense Contractors from Silencing Whistleblowers

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA) that was enacted on January 1, 2021 includes an important provision barring Department of Defense … Continued

Anti-Money Laundering Act Establishes Whistleblower Reward Program and Protects Whistleblowers from Retaliation

Congress has passed the the FY2021 Department of Defense Authorization bill, which includes the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA), a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. … Continued

Court Holds that an Internal Complaint About a Potential HIPPA Violation is Protected Under New Hampshire Whistleblower Law

When an employee suffers retaliation for raising concerns to their employer about HIPPA violations, federal law generally does not provide a remedy for the employee. … Continued

Virginia whistleblower lawyer speaks on panel about Virginia whistleblower protection law

On June 25 and June 30, whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman spoke at a seminar titled A New Day in the Old Dominion: Virginia’s Sweeping … Continued

Virginia Employees Protected From Retaliation for Raising Concerns About COVID-19 Workplace Safety Issues

On July 15, 2020, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board approved an emergency workplace standard to curb the spread of COVID-19, making Virginia the … Continued

COVID Whistleblower Protection Act Would Provide Robust Protection for Disclosures About Pandemic-Related Appropriations

The multi-trillion-dollar federal spending to address COVID-19, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility … Continued

North American Securities Administrators Association Proposes Model State Whistleblower Rewards Legislation

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) announced it released for public comment a proposed model law to help states incentivize individuals to come forward … Continued

Employers Should Heed Tim Bray’s Message on Whistleblowers

Tim Bray recently resigned his position as Vice President and Senior Engineer at Amazon Web Services because he believed Amazon retaliated against employees who … Continued

Federal Law Should Protect Data Privacy Whistleblowers

Data Privacy Whistleblowing The recent explosion of state data privacy laws demonstrates the need for comprehensive federal data privacy regulation, which must include protection for … Continued