The White House on Friday confirmed a key detail in the intelligence whistleblower’s complaint alleging that President Donald Trump abused the power of his office. A senior administration official acknowledged that the rough transcript of Trump’s July 25 phone conversation ...

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The whistleblower at the center of Congress’ impeachment inquiry alleges that President Donald Trump abused the power of his office to “solicit interference from a foreign country” in next year’s U.S. election. The White House then tried to “lock down” ...

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Fifty-eight floors above Manhattan, President Donald Trump watched his legacy change and his political future grow more uncertain. The president, back in his hometown of New York for the U.N. General Assembly, was taking “executive time” at his Trump Tower ...

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Just how far do “whistle-blower” protections extend?

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Saeed Ahmad alleged he was demoted after he conducted audits and told superiors about the risks the bank was taking and what he saw as a lack of adequate controls.

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A former employee caught up as a co-defendant in an age-discrimination lawsuit against Fleishman-Hillard has in turn filed suit against the company, alleging her own wrongful termination for being a whistleblower. This time as the plaintiff, Jennifer Goldston claims that ...

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Apollo Group Inc. agreed to pay $78.5 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit over the way it paid recruiters for its University of Phoenix subsidiary. The company will pay will $67.5 million to the U.S. and $11 million in attorneys ...

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A physician whistleblower is suing a Kansas City area hospital authority for allegedly firing him once he complained about a belated HIV test.

The retaliation case involves a doctor who reportedly quit because of other health and safety issues before he was terminated.

Dr. John Carter is accusing the University of Kansas Hospital Authority of breach of contract for not letting him finish 90 days with pay as outlined in his employment agreement, according to the lawsuit recently filed in Jackson County Circuit Court.

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The state of Texas declined to join a fraud lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson by a fired sales representative whose separate whistleblower complaint is the subject of a jury trial pending in Trenton, N.J. Lynn Powell, who was fired in ...

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If he had kept his mouth shut and his head low, Bradley Birkenfeld would be a free man today. He didn’t, so now the former UBS banker wears an electronic bracelet on his ankle and, beginning in January, will spend ...

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An appeals court has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to hear a case concerning the standard plaintiffs have to prove in whistleblower actions. The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District determined that Daniel Margiotta had presented enough evidence to survive summary judgment in his suit against Christian Hospital Northeast Northwest. “In this case, the record contains evidence that would support a finding of exclusive causation as well as evidence that would support a finding that respondents had a valid, non-pretextual reason to fire the appellant,” wrote Chief Judge Nannette Baker, Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District

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