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Governments have immunity under Va. whistleblower law

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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