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Wine Supplier’s Illegal Activities Uncorked by Employee – The NJ court rules, Employee is a protected Whistleblower!

Originally posted on: https://www.employmentlit.com/2022/09/19/wine-suppliers-illegal-activities-uncorked-by-employee-the-nj-court-rules-employee-is-a-protected-whistleblower/ By:  Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq   The New Jersey Appellate Division recently considered three key…

New Jersey whistleblowing statute in Texas

New Jersey Whistleblowing Statute May Cover Employee Living and Working in Texas

Originally posted on: https://www.employmentlit.com/2022/09/15/new-jersey-whistleblowing-statute-may-cover-employee-living-and-working-in-texas/ By:  Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq Stephanie Halliday lived and worked in Texas for New Jersey-based…

How to Report an Employment Law Violation

Report an Employment Law ViolationWhen most people hear the term “labor law violations” they think of those big companies like Google and Activision.  But, in all honesty, any place where there are employees and employers, labor law violations can and do happen.  In fact people file thousands of these charges every single year and they are for everything from larger corporations to medium sized businesses to family owned mom and pop stores.  These charges are called ULP or Unfair Labor Practices.  Not only can a ULP be filed against a business or a specific person, such as your boss, but they can also be filed against anyone in a Union that you might be a member of for things like violence, intimidation, coercion and more.  If you have ever been involved in an Unfair Labor Practice or you have dealt with any other unlawful situations, you might be wondering who you are supposed to contact for help.  Thankfully we have created a small list below for everything from ULP to Fraud, to Child Labor Laws and more.

Laws that Protect Whistleblowers

When pursuing a whistleblower case the first step is to carefully check all th laws ans statutes that may apply to your given situation. An example is that although the Whistleblower Protection Act is well?known and has been extensively talked about it only actually covers a small part of the working population. When trying a case and not a federal employee, the case gets covered under different rules of protection altogether. An employment lawyer can work with you to set up some specific laws that pertain to your case if you are going to seek legal recourse.

The History of the Whistleblower Protection Act

Media finds whistleblowers as a popular subject and has for a long time. The Enron scandal is remembered by most Americans. Many debate whether the intelligence workers like Edward Snowden or Bradley Manning might qualify as “whistleblowers”. Most are aware of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 as well that gets formed into the backbone of the whistleblower protection in theUnited States. The history of the concept of a whistleblower dates further back and includes an interesting history that gives the modern law there context.

What is the Whistleblower Protection Act?

The Whistleblower Protection Act, or WPA, gives protection from retaliation or persecution to government employees that disclose to the police illegal and improper conduct that goes on in the workplace. The law is to protect any federal employees who uncover some wrongdoing and report it to authorities. Under the WPA, the government agency accused is not allowed to end the employment or “bully” a worker of government contractors, science based agencies like NASA, or national security personnel.