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DOL Seeks to Limit Federal Court Review Washington D.C. – August 13, 2007.  The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published a new “Interim Final Rule” designed to undercut the ability of private sector whistleblowers to obtain federal court relief in claims under federal corporate whistleblower protection laws. The new rules, […]

Bush signs 9/11 bill, important whistleblower laws Washington D.C. – August 3, 2007. Transportation employee-whistleblowers were among the big winners in the anti-terrorist legislation signed into law today by President George Bush. As part of the “The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007,” Congress extended whistleblower protections to commercial truck drivers, railroad […]

Major Audit Firm Releases Corporate Crime Survey Results According to the survey, While professional auditors were only able to detect 19% of the frauds on private corporations, whistleblowers exposed 43%.  Executives surveyed estimated that the whistleblowers saved their shareholders billions of dollars. “This survey is proof that corporate shareholders directly benefit from whistleblower disclosures. Instead […]

Whistle-Blower Accepts Fallout of Opposing Contract Susan White The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 13, 2007