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Hanford whistleblower case to be heard in Kennewick

2016-03-15 05:49:43| Waste Management - Topix.net

The case of Hanford whistleblower Walt Ford will be heard this week after Bechtel National objected to a Department of Labor ruling in his favor. The Department of Labor said in a ruling made public in August that Bechtel National should pay several months of back wages, attorney fees and $25,000 to Ford, a millwright.

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Fresh whistleblower allegations dog VW as dealers threaten to revolt

2016-03-14 20:57:07| Extremetech

Volkswagen continues to take hits from all sides. It's facing down a whistleblower lawsuit over alleged data deletions, it just fired its US CEO, and US dealerships are so angry, they're talking about suing the company themselves.

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Automakers still not doing enough to cut CO2, says whistleblower

2016-02-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Five months after exposing the German auto giant for installing so-called defeat devices in its diesel engines, the International Council on Clean Transportation said the sector as a whole was still lagging in its efforts to curb pollution. And Europes attempts to regulate in this area were too timid, ICCT said. The VW scandal was an extreme case, but higher emissions are the norm in the automobile sector, said Vicente Franco, of ICCTs Berlin office. No manufacturer is perfect. It was ICCT...

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3rd Circuit Affirms Dismissal in Long-Running Weist SOX Whistleblower Case

2016-02-09 13:24:37| Electronics - Topix.net

On February 2, 2016, the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the SOX whistleblower retaliation claim in the closely watched case of Weist v. Tyco Electronics Corp. , No.

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