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1 online resource (ix, 160 pages) : illustrations |
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Law, crime and law enforcement |
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Law, crime and law enforcement.
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| Contents |
WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS: SELECT PROVISIONS AND ASSESSMENTS; WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS: SELECT PROVISIONS AND ASSESSMENTS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS UNDER FEDERAL LAW: AN OVERVIEW; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA); COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT (CMVSA); COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980 (CERCLA); DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987; DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (DODD-FRANK AC; ENERGY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1974 (ERA); FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 (FLSA) |
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FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (FDA MODERNIZATION ACT)FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT (FMSHA); FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT OF 1972 (FWPCA); LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT (LHWCA); MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION ACT (MSAWPA); OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970 (OSH ACT); SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA); SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (SOX); SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT (SWDA); SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT (SMCRA); TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA); WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT (WPA); Covered Employees; Protected Disclosures |
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Personnel ActionsForums Where Whistleblower Protections May Be Raised; Employee Appeals to the MSPB Under Chapter 77; Actions by the Office of Special Counsel (OSC); Investigations; Corrective Actions; Disciplinary Actions; Intervention; Stays; Individual Right of Action (IRA); End Notes; Chapter 2 THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT: AN OVERVIEW; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS TRIGGERING APPLICATION OF THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT (WPA); Covered Employees; Protected Disclosures; Personnel Actions; Nexus Between a Protected Disclosure and a Personnel Action |
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OTHER PROTECTED ACTIVITIESFORUMS WHERE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS MAY BE RAISED; "Chapter 77" Appeals; Actions by the Office of Special Counsel (OSC); Individual Right of Action (IRA); Negotiated Grievance Procedures; SUMMARY OF THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2007 (H.R. 985, 110TH CONGRESS); End Notes; Chapter 3 WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION: ACTIONS NEEDED TO IMPROVE DOD'S MILITARY WHISTLEBLOWER REPRISAL PROGRAM; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; BACKGROUND |
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DODIG IS GENERALLY NOT MEETING TIMELINESS REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS ARE HINDERED BY UNRELIABLE AND INCOMPLETE DATADODIG Faces Challenges in the Timely Processing of Reprisal Cases; DOD Efforts to Improve Case Processing Times Have Been Hindered by Unreliable and Incomplete Data; DODIG IS TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS WHISTLEBLOWER REPRISAL PROCESS WEAKNESSES BUT OVERSIGHT CHALLENGES REMAIN; DODIG Is Taking Steps to Address External and Internal Recommended Actions; DOD's Implementation of Oversight Mechanisms Is Not Yet Complete and Faces Challenges; Performance Metrics; Guidance |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 30, 2016) |
| Subject |
United States. Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989.
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| SUBJECT |
Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (United States) fast |
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Whistle blowing -- Law and legislation -- United States
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Whistle blowing -- Law and legislation
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Arcelloni, Daryl R., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781624172120 |
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1624172121 |
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