Whistleblowers What is the Whistleblowers Protection Act? The Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 (“the Act”) supports the Government’s commitment to the principles of open‚ honest and accountable governance. It is designed to protect the public interest by: • exposing serious public sector wrongdoing; • ensuring public organisations are responsible and accountable; and • protecting whistleblowers from detrimental action and protecting their privacy. How do I become a whistleblower? A whistleblower
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Whistleblowers have made headlines in media for much of modern American history. The viewpoints regarding whistleblowers are conflicted: some view them as heroes who rightfully expose government truths while others see them as criminals that should be punished with the fullest extend of the law. In fact‚ according to the “Whistleblowers” article in the Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection‚ “many whistleblowers are considered renegades or even traitors‚ and they may suffer both legally and in terms
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Tripp‚ Kerr-McGee’s Karen Silkwood and Sherron Watkins of Enron are all on the same list of famous whistleblowers. All of these people have become famous because they provided information with the sole purpose of revealing wrongdoings by someone or a company. Some believe whistleblowers are traitors and should be punished: while others believe they are heroes and should be honored. Whistleblowers are being acknowledged as a great threat to companies and managers are realizing that they need to
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Accounting Fraud at WorldCom LDDS began operations in 1984 offering services to local retail and commercial customers in the southern states. It was initially a loss making enterprise‚ and thus hired Bernie J. (Bernie) Ebbers to run things. It took him less than a year to make the company profitable. By the end of 1993‚ LDDS was the fourth largest long distance carrier in the United States. After a shareholder vote in May 1995‚ the company officially came to be known as WorldCom. WorldCom culture was
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Case Study 1 -2 Discharge for Whistleblower Activity 1. Should the federal appeals court deny Broom and Miller’s appeal and enforce the decision of the state district court finding upholding the discharge of the two whistleblowers? Explain your reasoning. In my opinion‚ the federal appeals court should uphold the decision of the state district court finding and this support the discharge of the two whistleblowers. The reasons for this opinion: * The employees did not follow the proper
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period 1997 to 2000. This made a lot of people suspicious about the company when they heard about it. One of Enron’s employees‚ Sherron Watkins‚ raised suspicions about the company’s balance sheets and financial statements. And finally became the whistleblower of the Enron scandal. After the exposure‚ Enron was trapped in a severe cash crisis. Dynegy was trying to takeover Enron‚ but eventually the takeover was withdrawn‚ which meant that they no longer had any protection against bankruptcy. Consequently
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Jacqueline Davis should check for the laws for whistleblower in her state and look for an environmental law firm that might provide her some advice on a confidential basis. If she pays a very modest sum‚ like $1‚ they may be able to hear her situation and give her some idea of the legal issues and what they recommend she do next. They won’t do legal work for her without being paid‚ but they would probably give her the almost free consultation to send her in the right direction. As a practical
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Whistleblower protection. This organization has voluntarily adopted a whistleblower protection policy. If any employee of this organization is aware of any violation of law or regulation‚ which would include financial wrongdoing‚ it should be immediately reported to the President or Chief
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Beginning of a Whistleblower Bernie Ebbers‚ Scott Sullivan‚ and other members of top management intentionally led Mississippi’s pride and joy‚ WorldCom‚ on a 5-quarter charade filled with smoke‚ mirrors‚ and much intimidation. They did it hotly pursuing success‚ monetary gain‚ and the praise of their fellow statesmen. They did it by abusing work relationships and intimidating employees with promises and threats. Ultimately‚ they ended up “losing their footing” which caused them and‚ in turn‚ others
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Case solution: Ethical Dilemma What course themes do you see present in the case? Experimental exercise Who Can Catch a Liar is about emotional intelligence and its effect on the productivity of the workers at workplace. Human have inherited the ability to respond various stimulus differently. Being differs from each other in terms of their personality‚ behavior‚ needs‚ wants‚ demands and expressing their emotions at different situation. Emotional intelligence is the ability of the person to know
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