whistleblower investigations

How does the Department of Labor determine emotional distress damages in whistleblower retaliation cases?

How does the Department of Labor determine emotional distress damages in whistleblower retaliation cases?

At the various stages of a whistleblower retaliation case, the DOL uses several factors to…

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Do whistleblower protection laws bar associational discrimination or associational retaliation?

Associational discrimination occurs when an employer discriminates against an employee based on a close relationship…

4 years ago

Do whistleblower protection laws prohibit retaliation against an employee who is about to provide information to the government or threatens to file a complaint with federal authorities?

Whistleblower Retaliation Against an Employee About to Blow the Whistle Yes, some whistleblower protection laws…

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Is placing a whistleblower under surveillance actionable retaliation?

  Retaliatory Surveillance of Whistleblower Yes – placing a whistleblower under surveillance can be actionable…

4 years ago

Does OSHA protect the confidentiality of a witness in an OSHA whistleblower investigation?

OSHA is required to protect the confidentiality of a witness in a whistleblower investigation to…

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