Manning / Assange / Snowden found out the effectiveness of whistleblower protection laws from the U.S.
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 10:15 AM, Paul Gilmartin <0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Tue, 22 Sep 2015 10:29:35 -0400, Tony Thigpen wrote: > >>Independent tester hired by third-party that wanted tougher standards. >> > I see: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen#Defeat_device_scandal > > The EPA was alerted to the issue by the International Council on Clean > Transportation > (ICCT), reporting the results of research done for them by the Center for > Alternative > Fuels, Engines and Emissions (CAFEE), at the West Virginia University. > In 2014, CAFEE > published a report about such research done for ICCT. > > (Others?) > >>They wanted to use VW as an example of what can be done with clean >>diesel so as to force new rules on other car manufacturers. >> >>Big surprise. :-) >> > What legal protection should there be for employees threatened with job loss > for refusing to further illegal acts of their employers, or for disclosing > such > acts, possibly violating trade secret agreements? Are existing protections > effective and sufficient? > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
