Generally, government employees owe a duty to comply with internal investigations, but they are protected by the terms of two warnings agents must give employees: Garrity warnings and Kalkines warnin…
When facing reprimand, suspension, demotion, or termination, public employees often have rights and remedies generally not available to private sector employees.
The widespread use of technology such as agency pages and social media platforms have created difficult challenges for agencies as well as for other employers.
Whistleblowers play an important role in exposing illegality, fraud, and corruption, but without mechanisms in place to protect them, they are less likely to speak out.
As the ABA continues to celebrate the anniversary of the 19th Amendment and the vital importance of the right to vote, we profile two Black women lawyer suffragists who played a significant role.