Whistleblowing It’s nearly impossible to discuss modern whistleblowing in the U.S. without mentioning the broad effect of the federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and the enormous accounting scandals of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Before SOX‚ whistleblowing protection was intertwined with what most human resources specialists currently would think of as protection against employer retaliation. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act(OSH Act) for example‚ it was illegal for employers
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Whistleblowing and Its Consequences Whistleblowing is an act that has become more prevalent in the corporate and private sectors. A whistleblower is described by Liuzzo (2013) as “…a person who reveals to a governmental authority‚ or to news media‚ confidential information concerning some wrongdoing or conduct that he or she regards as unethical” (p. 28). Some of the most notable cases in United States history have involved corporations‚ utility companies and the President. Some cases have been
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ISSN 1940-204X Appaloosa County Day Care Center‚ Inc. Kristen Irwin Truman State University Debra Kerby Truman State University Background ACDC was almost forced to close its doors on more than one occasion. The financial performance of ACDC is not unusual‚ as many community-based day care facilities struggle to remain open. The Appaloosa County Day Care Center‚ Inc. (ACDC) began operations in a vacant warehouse retrofitted with bathrooms and kitchen facilities. ACDC’s mission is to provide
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implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings What is Duty of care? ‘Duty of care is a requirement to exercise a ‘reasonable’ degree of attention and caution to avoid negligence which would lead to harm to other people’ Penny Tassoni‚ Children & Young Peoples Workforce Early Learning & Childcare‚ Heinemann 2010 1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role? As childminders we have a duty of care to protect any children
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Whistle blowing "Whistle blowing" is a verbal and/or written communication‚ to a Person‚ Organization‚ or Activity‚ which is in the Public Sector (Government - local‚ state‚ or federal) or private Sector (Business/Industry/Non-government)‚the purpose of such communication being to expose and/or inform upon‚ alleged wrongdoing (fraud‚ theft‚ etc.)‚ or discrimination (race‚ religion‚ national origin‚ gender‚ etc.)‚ or retaliation‚ or some other type adverse occurrence that violates a law‚ or a regulation
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Hoffman‚ Raabe‚ Smith‚ & Maloney‚ CPAs 5191 Natorp Boulevard Mason‚ OH 45040 September 6‚ 2013 Grayson Investments‚ Inc. 53 E. Marsh Ave. Smyrna‚ GA 30082 Dear Ana Marks & Blake Caldwell‚ This letter is regarding the issue of the necessity of reallocating MACRS deductions to satisfy the “economic effect” requirements of Reg. 1.704-1 and 1.704-2. Economic effect regulations tie tax allocations to economic benefits and burdens through the partners’ capital accounts. Allocations
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internal whistleblowing Any person who raises a concern regarding wrongdoings‚ moral degradation‚ or malpractice within his/her workplace is referred to as a whistleblower. Therefore‚ whistleblowing refers to the process through which individuals‚ normally employees within private organizations or the government‚ disclose to those in authority or to the public illegalities‚ corruption‚ mismanagement‚ or some other wrongdoings within their institutions (Great Britain‚ & Hodge‚ 2014). Whistleblowing can
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AC 4001 – Interim Assignment – 2012/2013 Name: James Nicholas Anthony Cassin Student No: 109444602 Word Count: 1988 I don’t agree with the statement provided that ‘whistleblowing’ is an enemy of business and creates suspicion and disharmony. This is simply the old traditional view of the idea of whistleblowing that there is a spy or snitch within the camp looking after his/her own interests. This old and traditional view is largely based on the case that employee’s within organisations had very
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Lori Nagel Philosophy 342 November 4‚ 2011 Whistle-Blowing and The Insider The Insider tells the story of Jeffrey Wigand‚ a scientist and executive with Brown and Williamson‚ a major tobacco manufacturer‚ who decides to come forward and “blow the whistle” on “Big Tobacco.” His testimony in the Mississippi’s lawsuit against the tobacco companies revealed that the CEOs of these companies knew the addictive affects of cigarettes‚ despite their testimony to the contrary in front of a Congressional
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