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CWA, CAA, CERCLA, and RCRA provide these protections for whistleblowers and a framework for financial incentives, though these incentives are paltry compared to
by hchz 6y ago
CWA, CAA, CERCLA, and RCRA provide these protections for whistleblowers and a framework for financial incentives, though these incentives are paltry compared to SEC whistleblower rewards.
https://echo.epa.gov/report-environmental-violations https://echo.epa.gov/report-environmental-violations
https://www.whistleblowers.gov https://www.whistleblowers.gov
- ineedasername 6y agoThe problem is also that the power imbalance is severely stacked against the whistleblower. Sure, retaliation isn't allowed, but it's a far stretch to think it doesn't happen. I've seen it happen, or what probably was retaliation, but how do I know for sure? They said the person wasn't competent or doing their job when they got fired. I don't know for sure if that was true, but I do know they reported significant theft that would likely have involved someone higher up, and not long afterwards he was fired.
- hchz 6y agoMy point was only that such protections and rewards already exist. I find it obvious that such retaliation happens, otherwise it would be strange to have such laws.