Overview of state whistleblower protection statutes

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At least 33 states have passed whistleblower protection laws which specify the remedies open to whistleblowers who have suffered reprisals but the state laws apply mainly to public sector employees. Most state laws have guidelines defining kinds of wrongdoing employees can disclose while still receiving legal protection. About half of the state laws cover disclosure of wrongdoing that does not violate a law, but most expect that it is serious. Some of the laws require prior notice to the employer and specify that the wrongdoing be disclosed to 'public bodies.'

Employment discrimination

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Ignoring the wisdom of Article III courts: a study in NLRB intransigence

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The authors argue that the National Labor Relations Board often ignores well-established principles set by the federal courts of appeal. NLRB rulings involving salting and failure-to-hire campaigns by unions, neutral employment policies, time-sensitive bargaining tactics by employers, and access to company property by union organizers are examined.

Practice, Labor unions, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Stare decisis

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Limits on the power of ALJs to issue subpoenas in environmental whistleblower cases

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The author discusses the implications of a US Department of Labor Administrative Review Board decision which states that administrative law judges hearing cases under the workers' protection provision of the Energy Reorganisation Act may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses.

Officials and employees, Powers and duties, Examiners (Administrative procedure), Administrative law judges, United States. Department of Labor, Subpoena

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