Whistleblower

When you work for a company and learn that your employer is engaging in unethical, unlawful or dangerous actions, you have a right to call attention to the issue without fearing your employer taking adverse action against you because of it. The government encourages...

If you have observed illegal actions at your workplace, you probably felt compelled to speak out about them. Unfortunately, you may have experienced retaliation for being a whistleblower, perhaps in the form of a hostile work environment. This might be the result of...

When you work for a Michigan company and your employer is engaging in unsafe or unethical business practices, you have certain protections available to you if you decide to “blow the whistle” about your employer’s wrongdoing. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...

Blowing the whistle on fraud and other corruption at the workplace is not a decision to step into lightly. But we need whistleblowers in society to keep corporations and government agencies in check. By carefully considering potential outcomes before blowing the...

As a whistleblower, you should know that your employer has no legal right to retaliate against you because you exposed wrongdoing at your workplace. Under federal law, your employer cannot fire you for whistleblowing. Knowing this, your employer might attempt to force...

Whistleblower complaints almost by definition involve complicated disputes between opposing parties. Getting to the truth behind these filings remains complex due in part to the resources powerful companies put into fighting charges that claim fraud. A case involving...

Over the last year, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) helped nonprofits and small businesses get the loans they needed to keep their businesses up and running during the difficult times of the recent past. Unfortunately, some executives and business owners who did...

Whistleblower complaints often expose inappropriate activities by companies in many different industries. Natural resource extraction involves large sums of money and high stakes that sometimes lead to deceptive practices. An evolving case involving the Canadian...