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Samual Shaw
Samuel Shaw and Richard Marven exposed the commander in chief of the continental navy for the torture of British POWs. This led to the first whistleblower protection act. -
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History of whistleblower protection
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Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair is an example of another whistleblower, exposed the conditions inside the Chicago pig slaughter houses through his book; The Jungle. -
WPA
Whistleblower protection act protects employees and applicants for employment who lawfully disclose information about a person or organization which is unethical or illegal. -
WPEA
Congress passed the WPEA to strengthen protections for federal emploees who report fraud, waste, abuse. -
National Defense Authorization Act
NDAA makes it illegal for employee of a federal contractor to discriminate against making a protected whistleblower discloser. -
USDA meat inspector
Jim Schreir, a USDA meat inspector reported clear handling violations at tyson foods slaughter house -
NDAA
Congress made the program (NDAA) which made those protections permanent
