The Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) first cropped up back in 1989 and was set up to protect Fed. staff who have engaged in whistle blowing activities. Any violations of the whistleblower act are analyzed by the Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
What's a whistleblower?
Essentially a whistleblower is a worker who has stories or info that has either been leaked by another worker or witnessed initially hand of any type of corrupt activities in which their employer or anybody inside their company is engaging,eg crime or fraud, gross mismanagement or abuse of authority. Thanks to the nature of the circumstances it can be very difficult for someone to report such an act. For instance, if your boss is involved in the crime, then who do you tell? Who do you turn to? And most importantly, how does it influence your job? In this example how does a whistleblower lawyer can help?
The WPA lays out clear guidelines for Fed workers and how they can be protected. It obviously states that in no eventuatity can employers or company bosses cancel, suspend, demote, threaten or pester a whistle blower in any way. Neglecting to adhere to this might end up in a serious fine and even jail time.
Although when it comes to federal workers the overseeing body who deals with whistleblowing activities is the Office of Special Counsel there are specific federal worker groups who aren't covered under the WPA and these are as follows:
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Central Intelligence Agency
- National Security Agency
- General Accounting Office
- US Postal Service
- Postal Rate Commission
- Fed. Bureau Of Inquiries
Every other Fed. workers who don't fall under these standards are indeed covered.
As well as current federal workers the whistleblower act has been extended to former employees who believe that they have data that an individual or persons inside their former company is acting in a grossly negligent demeanour. This matter can then be reported to the OSC.
What's a whistleblower?
Essentially a whistleblower is a worker who has stories or info that has either been leaked by another worker or witnessed initially hand of any type of corrupt activities in which their employer or anybody inside their company is engaging,eg crime or fraud, gross mismanagement or abuse of authority. Thanks to the nature of the circumstances it can be very difficult for someone to report such an act. For instance, if your boss is involved in the crime, then who do you tell? Who do you turn to? And most importantly, how does it influence your job? In this example how does a whistleblower lawyer can help?
The WPA lays out clear guidelines for Fed workers and how they can be protected. It obviously states that in no eventuatity can employers or company bosses cancel, suspend, demote, threaten or pester a whistle blower in any way. Neglecting to adhere to this might end up in a serious fine and even jail time.
Although when it comes to federal workers the overseeing body who deals with whistleblowing activities is the Office of Special Counsel there are specific federal worker groups who aren't covered under the WPA and these are as follows:
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Central Intelligence Agency
- National Security Agency
- General Accounting Office
- US Postal Service
- Postal Rate Commission
- Fed. Bureau Of Inquiries
Every other Fed. workers who don't fall under these standards are indeed covered.
As well as current federal workers the whistleblower act has been extended to former employees who believe that they have data that an individual or persons inside their former company is acting in a grossly negligent demeanour. This matter can then be reported to the OSC.
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