Law360 (March 14, 2007, 12:00 AM EDT) -- The federal government has given the go-ahead to settlement agreements that banish whistleblowers from their former employer after they alert authorities to safety and security lapses at toxic waste sites and nuclear facilities, according to a report in USA Today.
U.S. Labor Department records show that a number of settlements approved since 2000 included permanent bans forcing the employee to never work with his or her employer again, the newspaper reported.
The department released the agreements after the nonprofit group, Government Accountability Project, filed a Freedom...
Whistleblowers Banned Under Labor Dept. Deals
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