Sentences with phrase «rights of whistleblowers»

We also protect the rights of whistleblowers who recognize foul play and want to do the right thing.

PARTNER MARK T. QUIGLEY, A NATIONALLY RESPECTED TRIAL ATTORNEY, has spent the past three decades championing the rights of whistleblowers and workers who've been terminated or retaliated against due to unlawful employment practices.

You can learn more via this free download on Sarbanes - Oxley's impact on the rights of whistleblowers, courtesy of Geoff Gussis.

Not exact matches

American whistleblower Edward Snowden delivers remarks via video link from Moscow to attendees at a discussion regarding an International Treaty on the Right to Privacy, Protection Against Improper Surveillance and Protection of Whistleblowers in Manhattan, New York September 24, 2015

American whistleblower Edward Snowden delivers remarks via video link from Moscow to attendees at a discussion regarding an International Treaty on the Right to Privacy, Protection Against Improper Surveillance and Protection of Whistleblowers in Manhattan, New York September 24, 2015 REUTERS / Andrew Kelly

The Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has labelled Mr. Jubrin Abdulmumin as a whistleblower and urged him to unravel the alleged corruption practices in the green Chamber of house of Representatives.

He confirmed to PRNigeria that the commission has records of the original whistleblowers of the Ikoyi Towers, stressing that all will be done to make sure that the right persons are paid accordingly.

Whistleblowers at the centre of the «Trojan Horse» scandal were assured right from the start by Department for Education (DfE) officials that their identities would be kept a secret, the British Humanist Association (BHA) can reveal.

Whistleblower Matthew Lester spent nine months inside Britain First — one of the most dangerous far - right organisations in the UK, according to security experts.

The police action does compromise the action of whistleblowers — a right that is enshrined in law by the Public Interest Disclosure Act, a private members act initiated by Tory MP, Richard Shepherd, one of the greatest friends of freedom of information.

Berger calls on all right minded people, people of conscience, and lovers of democracy and accountability «to petition the Australian government to repeal this repressive legislation and to promote openness, accountability, and protection for whistleblowers everywhere.»

Portland, Maine About Blog Maine Employee Rights Group represents employees in the following types of cases: Discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, unpaid wages / overtime, denials of disability - related accommodations, medical leave disputes, denials of benefits, and workers» compensation.

The rest of the cast is magnificent, and also expansive: Bob Odenkirk as Ben Bagdikian, the lead reporter on the story; Carrie Coon as Meg Greenfield and David Cross as Howard Simons, other top scribes; Bruce Greenwood as Bob McNamara, former Defense Secretary and personal friend of Graham; Tracy Letts as Fritz Beebe, Graham's right - hand man and rock; Bradley Whitford as the (overly) timid voice of caution; Matthew Rhys as Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the papers; Jesse Plemons as the young lawyer brought into defend the Post; and Michael Stuhlbarg as Abe Rosenthal, fierce competitor at the Times, and another Graham friend.

Based on the books «Inside WikiLeaks: My Time With Julian Assange At The World's Most Dangerous Website» and «WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War On Secrecy,» and penned by Josh Singer («The West Wing,» «Fringe «-RRB-, the film will present Assange as a whistleblower who apparently let power get to his head and let the ethics of his work slide, much to the chagrin of his right hand man Daniel Domscheit - Berg (Bruhl), who also just happened to write that «Inside Julian Assange» book.

The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) requires Federal agencies to keep their employees, former employees, and applicants for employment informed of their antidiscrimination and whistleblower protections; post quarterly statistics on their websites; and train all employees regarding the rights and remedies to which they are entitled under the law.

These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection.

The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) requires Federal agencies to keep their employees, former employees, and applicants for employment informed of their antidiscrimination and whistleblower protections; post quarterly statistics on their Web sites; and train all employees regarding the rights and remedies to which they are entitled under the law.

Since for all practical purposes, a shareholder is a part owner in a company, s / he also gets the right to be an external whistleblower of sorts.

Portland, Maine About Blog Maine Employee Rights Group represents employees in the following types of cases: Discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, unpaid wages / overtime, denials of disability - related accommodations, medical leave disputes, denials of benefits, and workers» compensation.

That's right folks, we are giving away a copy of Outlast with the new Whistleblower DLC for either the PC or PS4 courtesy of Red Barrels Games.

Similarly, GAP will be reaching out to other large scientific societies — such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Chemical Society (ACS), the American Meteorological Society (AMS), and so on, to help educate member scientists on whistleblower rights and safety precautions to exercise when blowing the whistle.

Within his rights to do so according to the Civil Service Reform Act and the Whistleblower Protection Act, Pat alleged a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety and gross mismanagement by officials at the DOE, NOAA, NWS and NCRFC because of their refusal to acknowledge the realities of climate change.

«Spying on everyone's internet histories and email, text and phone records with no suspicion of serious criminal activity and no basic protections for our rights undermines everything that's central to our democracy and freedom — our privacy, free press, free speech, protest rights, protections for journalists» sources and whistleblowers, and legal and patient confidentiality.

Our law firm has a track record of advocating for whistleblowers and protecting their right.

Ross received the Tennessee Bar Association's 2007 - 2008 Harris Gilbert Pro Bono Attorney of the Year award for the successful representation of a naval officer in a high - profile civil rights and whistleblower matter which resulted in investigations by the Inspectors General of both the U.S. Justice and Defense Departments, and investigations by U.S. Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa and the CBS News program «60 Minutes.»

The blogger — an ex-Web producer for the HMO — apparently is positioning herself as a whistleblower, someone who filed a complaint with the federal Office of Civil Rights about a security breach she found on the Kaiser Web site.

He has also represented corporations in professional malpractice, breach of contract, consumer rights, real estate, civil rights, product liability, construction, whistleblower, medical malpractice, class action and mass tort litigation.

Drawing on attorneys from across practice areas and offices, Weil has developed an impressive track record advising with respect to shareholder claims and demands for litigation, internal whistleblower complaints, class and collective actions brought by employees relating to pay, worker classification, and discrimination claims, product liability issues and recalls, privacy rights, intellectual property disputes (patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets), regulatory investigations commenced by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Justice, and state attorneys general, and major disputes with suppliers and competitors.

We also protect the rights of fraud whistleblowers in qui tam lawsuits.

The Law Offices of Reisner & King LLP represents employees in all cases involving employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), wrongful discharge, whistleblower violations, unpaid wage and overtime violations, break and rest period violations, California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) violations, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, assault and battery, and other employment - related violations.

This week, the Maine Employee Rights Group scored a victory for its client in a whistleblower case that we filed against Woodlands Senior Living of...

In addition, to the extent that allegations have been made by whistleblowers, companies under investigation or conducting investigations should be careful to respect whistleblower rights to avoid claims for breach of the protections afforded to whistleblowers.

Chad represents employees in all manner of employee rights litigation including disability discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, sex discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, sexual harassment, medical leave violations, and failure to accommodate claims.

This lecture titled «The Weaponisation of Human Rights» was given by Chase Madar, Author of The Passion of [Chelsea] Manning: The Story behind the Wikileaks Whistleblower (Verso) at the School of Law, SOAS University of London on 14 October 2015.

The attorneys at the New Hampshire Employee Rights Group have more than 50 years of combined experience assisting whistleblowers who have experienced illegal retaliation.

Our skillful team of Massachusetts based Whistleblower Lawsuit Lawyers will outline the Qui - Tam process and will fully explain your legal rights.

Whistleblower Fraud If you are aware of a Medicare billing fraud that is being perpetuated against the state of Massachusetts or the federal government, contact our Boston whistleblower law firm right away to ask for your free, no obligation case Whistleblower Fraud If you are aware of a Medicare billing fraud that is being perpetuated against the state of Massachusetts or the federal government, contact our Boston whistleblower law firm right away to ask for your free, no obligation case whistleblower law firm right away to ask for your free, no obligation case consultation.

He has experience with an vast number of federal and New York employment laws, including: anti-discrimination laws (Title VII, ADA, ADEA, Equal Pay Act, and New York State and City Human Rights Laws); wage and hour laws (FLSA and New York Labor Law); New York trade secret and restrictive covenant laws; the FMLA; Title III of the ADA; employment contract and implied contract claims; whistleblower claims; WARN Acts; defamation claims; and tort claims.

Whistleblowers are federally protected from retaliation so if you're sick of your unethical workplace, find out how you're supported, know and understand your rights, and file a complaint.)

Meanwhile, the Parliament's 51 strong GUE / NGL group has announced a new award to «recognise journalists, whistleblower and defenders of the right to information.»

«The vast majority of whistleblowers are not like Mr. Snowden,» says Stephen M. Kohn, whistleblowing attorney, founder of the National Whistleblower Center, and author of The New Whistleblower's Handbook: A Step - by - Step Guide to Doing What's Right and Protecting Yourself.

Portland, Maine About Blog Maine Employee Rights Group represents employees in the following types of cases: Discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, unpaid wages / overtime, denials of disability - related accommodations, medical leave disputes, denials of benefits, and workers» compensation.

Portland, Maine About Blog Maine Employee Rights Group represents employees in the following types of cases: Discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, unpaid wages / overtime, denials of disability - related accommodations, medical leave disputes, denials of benefits, and workers» compensation.