Whistleblower laws
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistleblower_Protection_Act
Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989
The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 is a United States federal law that protects federal whistleblowers
who work for the government and report agency misconduct. A federal
agency violates the Whistleblower Protection Act if agency authorities
take (or threaten to take) retaliatory personnel action against any
employee or applicant because of disclosure of information by that
employee or applicant. Whistleblowers may file complaints that they
believe reasonably evidences a violation of a law, rule or regulation;
gross mismanagement; gross waste of funds; an abuse of authority; or a
substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.
Authorized Federal Agencies
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Dear Readers:
did you see the story Christine McConville did? before she left the Globe for the Herald
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7953874.html
Look it up for free at a library that has access to Boston Globe
RELATIVE TERMS IN MEDFORD, POLITICAL FAMILIES SENSE CURRENTS OF CHANGE
The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
April 6, 2006 | y Christine McConville, Globe Staff | Copyright
It's
a Saturday morning at City Hall, and the men who have gathered in Mayor
Michael McGlynn's chamber have known each other for years. There's
McGlynn, who has been mayor for 19 years, and his father John "Jack"
McGlynn, who was the mayor in the 1960s and 1970s. Then there's Fred
Dello Russo, whose father and great uncle served on the City Council
with the elder McGlynn. \ Robert Emmett Skerry Jr., a School Committee
member, walks in and greets Alfred Pompeo Jr., the city's treasurer and
collector. \ After the greetings, Michael McGlynn explains, "We were all
kids together, working on our fathers' campaigns." These guys grew up
on the campaign trail, holding signs at street …