Case 8.14 Mohamed Salem El-Hadad, Internal Auditor
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Case 8.14 Mohamed Salem El-Hadad, Internal Auditor
1. By definition a whistleblower is a person who tells the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities occurring in a government department, a public or private organization, or a company. One of the first laws to protect whistle blowers was the False Claim Act of 1863 which tried to combat fraud by suppliers of the United States government during the Civil War. The act encourages whistleblowers by promising them a percentage of the money recovered or damages won by the government and protects them from wrongful dismissal. 1 In the US there is a private group that provides funds to help whistle blowers they are National Whistleblowers Center. 2 The NWC was established in 1988, the NWC and attorneys associated with it have supported whistleblowers in the courts and before Congress and achieved victories for environmental protection, government contract fraud, nuclear safety and government and corporate accountability. 3 The following are protections for whistle blowers:
a. Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. This act protects government workers that experience retaliation as a result of whistle blowing.
b. Ethics in Government Act. This act provides three protections to whistle blowers:
i. Mandatory, public disclosure of financial and employment history of public officials and their immediate family.
ii. Restrictions on lobbying efforts by public officials for a set period of time after leaving public office
iii. Creates the U.S. Office of Independent Counsel (OIC) to investigate government officials.
c. Lloyd–La Follette Act. This legislation prohibits payroll compensation for managers that retaliate against employees. The intent is to provide direct feedback to Congress from federal employees, most of whom work within the executive branch.
d. Whistle Blower Act. Only protects government employees from management...
1. By definition a whistleblower is a person who tells the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities occurring in a government department, a public or private organization, or a company. One of the first laws to protect whistle blowers was the False Claim Act of 1863 which tried to combat fraud by suppliers of the United States government during the Civil War. The act encourages whistleblowers by promising them a percentage of the money recovered or damages won by the government and protects them from wrongful dismissal. 1 In the US there is a private group that provides funds to help whistle blowers they are National Whistleblowers Center. 2 The NWC was established in 1988, the NWC and attorneys associated with it have supported whistleblowers in the courts and before Congress and achieved victories for environmental protection, government contract fraud, nuclear safety and government and corporate accountability. 3 The following are protections for whistle blowers:
a. Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. This act protects government workers that experience retaliation as a result of whistle blowing.
b. Ethics in Government Act. This act provides three protections to whistle blowers:
i. Mandatory, public disclosure of financial and employment history of public officials and their immediate family.
ii. Restrictions on lobbying efforts by public officials for a set period of time after leaving public office
iii. Creates the U.S. Office of Independent Counsel (OIC) to investigate government officials.
c. Lloyd–La Follette Act. This legislation prohibits payroll compensation for managers that retaliate against employees. The intent is to provide direct feedback to Congress from federal employees, most of whom work within the executive branch.
d. Whistle Blower Act. Only protects government employees from management...