We’ve written before about California heat illness prevention regulations that help protect produce, construction, landscaping and other outdoor workers from dangerously high temperatures. In July, similar protections went into effect for most indoor workplaces, such as restaurants, warehouses, and manufacturing plants.Under the regulations approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, in indoor workplaces where the temperature reaches 82 degrees Fahrenheit, employers must … [Read more...]
Government Grant Fraud: Whistleblowers Can Play a Vital Role in Climate Funding Cases
As climate change intensifies, the federal government has ramped up its efforts to combat its effects, including allocating billions of dollars to various environmental programs. Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $4.3 billion investment into community-driven climate projects across 30 states, ranging from forest management initiatives to household energy efficiency improvements. This funding, part of the broader Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program, is … [Read more...]
National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: Why July 30 Honors Those Who Speak Up
For more than a decade, the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus has led an effort to designate July 30 as “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day,” celebrating whistleblowers’ contributions and risking their livelihoods and reputations to combat legal and regulatory violations, waste, fraud and abuse in the United States.The July 30 designation is no accident. The American tradition of supporting whistleblowers dates back to July 30, 1778. Just two years after the United States was … [Read more...]
California Retaliation Laws: New Rules Help Employees Pursue Claims
For years, California retaliation laws made it hard for employees in the state to get justice for workplace retaliation. That’s because workers couldn’t prove their employer’s actions were retaliatory — even if they were fired or demoted soon after they spoke up about problems in their companies. In fact, the legal standard was so difficult to meet that many employees decided it was better to stay silent. According to a 2022 survey of California workers, 38 percent had experienced a … [Read more...]
PPP Loan Fraud Continues To Be Exposed With Whistleblower Help
Billions of dollars in pandemic-related fraud, including PPP loan fraud, remains unresolved, and the government is relying on whistleblowers to enforce consequences for misuse of public funds. During the past fiscal year, the U.S. Department of Justice resolved about 270 False Claims Act matters tied to improper Paycheck Protection Program loans. The related settlements and judgments amounted to $48.3 million — the whistleblowers who stepped forward to expose these frauds received awards as … [Read more...]
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