Press Room

Washington, D.C. August 14, 2008. Today President Bush signed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Overwhelming Congressional majorities sent the bipartisan bill to the president’s desk on July 30, after a reaching compromise on several key provisions, including whistleblower protection. This Legislation is Congress’ response to recent massive consumer product recalls, on everything from lead-laden […]

Washington, D.C. September 29, 2008. The National Whistleblowers Center announced today that it is releasing the second volume in its “Whistleblower Laws” series, a legal reference that assists whistleblowers, community activists and journalists. The newest book, False Claim Acts: Federal, State and Municipal Qui Tam Laws , outlines all current laws that allow a private […]

Washington, D.C. April 24, 2008. In 1996, Congress – in a middle-of-the-night backroom deal – reversed nearly eighty years of tax law. They stripped whistleblowers (along with all other victims of civil rights violations) of their right to be “made whole” after suffering emotional distress or loss of reputation. Attorneys for the National Whistleblowers Center, […]

Washington, D.C. April 21, 2008. — The United States Supreme Court announced its decision not to grant certiorari in the case of Murphy v. IRS. The order, posted on the Court’s website this morning, means that the IRS can continue to tax non-pecuniary compensatory damages awarded to victims of whistleblower retaliation and other civil rights […]

February 27, 2008. Washington, D.C. The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing entitled “The False Claims Act Correction Act (S. 2041): Strengthening the Government’s Most Effective Tool Against Fraud for the 21st Century” on Wednesday, February 27, 2008. Stephen M. Kohn, President of the National Whistleblowers Center, submitted written testimony to the committee […]