Law360, New York (May 09, 2012, 3:20 PM ET) -- The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night unanimously passed a bill to shield members of the intelligence community who blow the whistle on fraud or misconduct, and to expand whistleblower protections throughout the federal government.
If approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and signed into law, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act would build on protections provided by the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, which prohibits executive branch departments and agencies from taking retaliatory action against any employee who reports waste, fraud, abuse or other wrongdoing at...
Senate Approves Expanded Federal Whistleblower Protections
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