Del. Bill Janis, R-Glen Allen, wants to undo a Virginia Supreme Court decision barring state and local government workers from some protections of the state whistleblower law.
Janis has prefiled legislation for the 2011 General Assembly to provide relief for government employees who are fired or otherwise retaliated against for reporting wrongdoing. The bill comes in [...]
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Bill would give whistleblower protection for state workers
October 6th, 2010 · Comments Off · Local government, Whistleblowers
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Va. whistleblower action is basis of Depakote probe
March 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · Whistleblowers
When Judge Wilson ordered Abbott Laboratories to turn over selected e-mails to federal investigators looking into alleged off-label marketing of Depakote, we had to wonder – why was this high-level pharmaceutical drama playing out in Abingdon, Va.?
Abbott is based in Illinois. It sells the anti-seizure drug Depakote all around the world. The Justice Department is [...]
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Governments have immunity under Va. whistleblower law
February 25th, 2010 · Comments Off · Whistleblowers
A county employee who reported misdeeds by his supervisor – and was promptly fired – cannot sue for retaliation under the Virginia whistleblower law because the county is protected by sovereign immunity, the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled today.
There is nothing in the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act to indicate a waiver of the sovereign [...]
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