These whistleblowers inform agencies about the wrong doings in companies that can prevent not only loss of money but in some cases it can also save precious lives. Protect's Whistleblowers case studies. Reported Apple to the NLRB alleging suppression of worker organizing and discussions about pay. 04-1420 (United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania), Stefan P. Kruszewski v Pfizer Inc., et al. Audio, 00:02:46, Facebook says whistleblower's criticism 'illogical'. More recently, the fearless Masbatena said she has obtained information that would shed light on the infamous "tanim-bala" (planting of bullets) scheme at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), which has been going on since 2012. Now, he is adamant that more protection for whistleblowers is needed, especially in the charity sector. [162][163], Watkins emailed Enron founder Kenneth Lay about fraudulent accounting at the company, and two months later Enron lost $1.2 billion in shareholder equity. Filed a lawsuit January 1989 alleging fraud by Hughes Aircraft with respect to the, Vera English was employed as a lab technician at a nuclear facility operated by, PhD scientist and former Divisional President with Archer Daniels Midland, who worked with the, Keith A. Schooley (born 1952) is an American author and former stockbroker at, Discovered widespread unexplained illness in, Reported safety violations at the J.M Farley Nuclear Plant, run by, Jeffrey Wigand had been recently fired from his position as vice president of, The first whistleblower on the Canadian "AdScam" or, Exposed illegal promotion of the epilepsy drug, Former LAPD narcotics officer who contested the, Was terminated by Pfizer after exposing a Nigerian study of, Starting in 1996, Olivieri was part of a group conducting a clinical trial in order to evaluate the use of a drug of, A night guard at a Swiss bank, he discovered that his employer was destroying records of savings by. Whistleblower reward laws and whistleblower reward programs enable qualifying whistleblowers to recover anywhere from 10 to 30 percent of the government's recovery. She left the FDA in 2008 to make her research public. After being fired for insubordination, accused Florida DOH officials of ordering her to delete or manipulate data in the state's public. Filed charges with the NLRB which were found to be valid and settled for undisclosed terms. Carrie Penman | Feb 13th, 2023. Felt leaked critical information about Nixons connection to the 1972 Watergate break-in to the two journalists, who in turn gave him the nickname of Deep Throat. 95-6465 (D.C.No. An advocate of women's rights, she also uncovered the sex for flight scandal which victimized several female Overseas Filipino Workers in the Middle East. Have we entered a new era of tech whistleblowing? A trustee also has limited obligations. Daniel Ellsberg Daniel Ellsberg is the most popular whistleblower of our time. But this is still an important case for whistleblowers as it clearly sets out that ethical concerns on the way companies are run or invest their money can in some circumstances be protected by discrimination law. She denies receiving any warnings and alleges she was fired for resisting changes to employment contrac involving arbitration clauses. Protect is running a campaign calling for a Whistleblowing Code which would develop good practice and set up clear official standards and procedures for employers to follow. [CDATA[// >