Whistleblowers What is the Whistleblowers Protection Act? The Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 (“the Act”) supports the Government’s commitment to the principles of open‚ honest and accountable governance. It is designed to protect the public interest by: • exposing serious public sector wrongdoing; • ensuring public organisations are responsible and accountable; and • protecting whistleblowers from detrimental action and protecting their privacy. How do I become a whistleblower? A whistleblower
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Shawn Johnson‚ 2008 Olympic gold medalist‚ was an amazing gymnast and a great role model. She was born in Iowa‚ but she went on to college in Tennessee. Shawn studied at the great college of Vanderbilt University. Shawn went through many hardships through her gymnastics career‚ but she never gave up. Shawn Johnson’s story begins when she was born on January 19‚ 1992. Shawn is the only child of Doug and Teri Johnson. She was a very excited child full of energy. Her parents put her in gymnastics
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lifetime occupation” (“Top 7 Quotes by Rudy Ruettiger”). Rudy and Shawn both realize this on their road into football fame. Rudy Ruettiger is a hardworking man who came from a blue-collar family‚ but his brave spirit pushed him forward to attend Notre Dame despite everyone’s doubts. Shawn Grim is from the Appalachian mountains and came from a very poor neglecting family‚ although he faced many hardships he earned a scholarship. Shawn and Rudy are two young men that both had dreams to enroll in college
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Whistleblowers have made headlines in media for much of modern American history. The viewpoints regarding whistleblowers are conflicted: some view them as heroes who rightfully expose government truths while others see them as criminals that should be punished with the fullest extend of the law. In fact‚ according to the “Whistleblowers” article in the Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection‚ “many whistleblowers are considered renegades or even traitors‚ and they may suffer both legally and in terms
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Tripp‚ Kerr-McGee’s Karen Silkwood and Sherron Watkins of Enron are all on the same list of famous whistleblowers. All of these people have become famous because they provided information with the sole purpose of revealing wrongdoings by someone or a company. Some believe whistleblowers are traitors and should be punished: while others believe they are heroes and should be honored. Whistleblowers are being acknowledged as a great threat to companies and managers are realizing that they need to
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Case Study 1 -2 Discharge for Whistleblower Activity 1. Should the federal appeals court deny Broom and Miller’s appeal and enforce the decision of the state district court finding upholding the discharge of the two whistleblowers? Explain your reasoning. In my opinion‚ the federal appeals court should uphold the decision of the state district court finding and this support the discharge of the two whistleblowers. The reasons for this opinion: * The employees did not follow the proper
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Jacqueline Davis should check for the laws for whistleblower in her state and look for an environmental law firm that might provide her some advice on a confidential basis. If she pays a very modest sum‚ like $1‚ they may be able to hear her situation and give her some idea of the legal issues and what they recommend she do next. They won’t do legal work for her without being paid‚ but they would probably give her the almost free consultation to send her in the right direction. As a practical
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Whistleblower protection. This organization has voluntarily adopted a whistleblower protection policy. If any employee of this organization is aware of any violation of law or regulation‚ which would include financial wrongdoing‚ it should be immediately reported to the President or Chief
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advocates for the patients. Nurses especially have the right to protect the patients. This means speaking up when they see something wrong‚ even if it is the doctor that is doing wrong. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a “Whistleblower Protection Program.” This program protects employees who report violations at the workplace for safety and health (US Department of Labor‚ 1999). But does this always work? No. At least not when it came to a concerned nurse that wanted to protect
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Shawn Mendes Do you have that one person‚ whom you do not know‚ that impacts your life? For me‚ it’s Shawn Peter Raul Mendes. He is a 18 year old‚ Canadian‚ singer and songwriter. Shawn sings pop‚ acoustic‚ and folk pop. He is excellent at playing guitar‚ piano‚ keyboards‚ and vocals. Shawn has taught me many things‚ even changed my life for the better. To me‚ Shawn is that one person who has impacted my life. "Stitches‚" his first song‚ is what got me pinned. I didn’t know who sung it‚ but
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