Cargando…
Whistleblower protections : select provisions and assessments /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
[2013]
|
| Colección: | Law, crime and law enforcement.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.