ASPCA Position The ASPCA supports reasonable «leash» laws and laws that regulate dogs who have caused unjustifiable injury or who present
substantial danger to the public.
Not exact matches
A «whistleblower» discloses information he or she reasonably believes evidences: • A violation of any law, rule or regulation • An abuse of authority • Gross mismanagement • A gross waste of funds • A
substantial and specific
danger to public health or safety
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is committed
to protecting current and former Federal employees and applicants for employment from interference and retaliation when making protected disclosures, or «whistleblowing,» which includes disclosing information related
to a violation of law, rule, or regulation; gross mismanagement; gross waste of funds; abuse of authority; or a
substantial and specific
danger to public health or safety.
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.
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.
(6) a warning of
danger concerning the behavior of a person involved, when there is reason
to believe that there exists the likelihood of
substantial harm
to an individual or
to the
public interest; and