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In yesterday’s post, I talked about the significant changes to COBRA that are in the new economic stimulus law. Today’s post focuses on another, less-publicized provision in the new law regarding whistleblowers.  Courtesy: Library of Congress

Employers that expect to receive funds from the stimulus package need to be aware of the provisions so that you can be in…

It has been over a year since the Supreme Court’s decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos, which held that where a public employee speaks as an employee and not a public citizen, such speech is not protected under the First Amendment. 

Courts applying the decision have tried to impart some parameters to the Court’s decision such…