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Employee whistle-blowing

Employee whistle-blowing

From the course: Employment Law Essentials for HR Professionals and Managers

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Employee whistle-blowing

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- [Instructor] Whistleblowing came to the public's attention when Karen Silkwood complained about safety concerns working as a chemical technician at a nuclear plant. She worked at a fuel fabrication site plant in Oklahoma making plutonium pellets for nuclear reactive fuel rods. Silkwood became an activist in the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union to protest health and safety issues. In 1974, she testified to the United States Atomic Energy Commission about her concerns. Later that year, she died in a mysterious car crash. The 1983 film "Silkwood" is an account of this story. During my litigation career, I represented employees who blew the whistle at defense contractors, hospitals, nuclear power plants, food processing plants, senior care facilities, and more. A whistleblower exposes any information or activity deemed illegal, unethical, or otherwise improper. Whistleblowers are protected under many laws, including the Whistleblower Protection Act, False Claims Act,…

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