Whistleblowing is not just something a train conductor does when a train is approaching the station. Whistleblowing is the act of reporting wrongful activity in the workplace to higher authorities. This may mean reporting fraud, criminal activities, health and safety...
The Michigan Supreme Court has weighed in on an employer retaliation case that dates back seven years. It involves a former high school art teacher who had been teaching in the district for nearly 30 years. The teacher claimed that Jackson Public Schools (JPS)...
You typically have to do whatever your employer tells you to do while on the clock, as long as their requests do not violate your rights or the law. Employment laws generally don't give you the right to pick and choose your job responsibilities unless your contract...
Making the decision to become a whistleblower in Michigan or anywhere else is not always a clear-cut choice. There are many ramifications to mull over before you take that serious, irrevocable step. If you are aware of definite wrongdoing of some kind that can be...
Corruption and fraud have dire consequences to more than just the guilty parties. Thousands of jobs may be on the line when a company goes under because of such cases, which is why it is important to watch and speak out against the vice. Blowing the whistle may be a...
The goings-on at aviation giant Boeing smell suspiciously close to whistleblower retaliation in dismissing the concerns of some of its employee engineers regarding the safety its planes. As a result, regulators were alarmed enough that the Federal Aviation...
Doing the right thing should not be that hard. However, when wrongdoings take place within your workplace and you see it happening, you find yourself in a quandary. Whistleblowers, though, must overcome their fears of ostracization and job termination from their...
A federal court recently ruled that the False Claims Act not only protects current employees but former employees as well from retaliation in whistleblower cases. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on March 31 made its ruling in the case of Felten vs....
The state’s Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (WPA) safeguards Michigan workers who report illegal conduct by an employer. While each case is different, there are instances where WPA protections do not extend to workers who witness wrongful activity by the company. These...
Nearly 300 government entities in one state ranging from agencies and municipalities to school districts and hospitals understandably thought they were getting a great deal from their wireless carriers.Here’s why, as noted in a recent media article: Industry...
