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VA whistleblowers win settlements in retaliation cases
Washington Post, ^ | 9/29/14 | Josh Hicks & David A. Fahrenthold

Posted on 09/29/2014 7:04:45 PM PDT by Nachum

The Department of Veterans Affairs has reached settlements with three whistleblowers who helped expose wrongdoing at the Phoenix VA hospital, where details of a nationwide record-keeping scandal emerged this year. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, a small federal agency that investigates whistleblower complaints, announced the settlements on Monday. At least two of the agreements involve promotions, signaling that the agency wants to reward employees who report bad practices. Each of the employees said they were retaliated against for their efforts to report problems. Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner said in a statement on

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KEYWORDS: retaliation; settlements; va; whistleblowers

1 posted on 09/29/2014 7:04:45 PM PDT by Nachum
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2 posted on 09/29/2014 7:05:15 PM PDT by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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3 posted on 09/29/2014 7:07:34 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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To: Nachum

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/05/15/phoenix-va-workers-pocketed-bonuses-hefty-salaries-despite-allegations/

Even the nurses were making almost $150K there. These folks are robbing us blind.


4 posted on 09/29/2014 7:16:44 PM PDT by boycott
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Another “LERNER!” Shouldn’t we be concerned?


5 posted on 09/29/2014 7:30:56 PM PDT by vette6387
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At least two of the agreements involve promotions, signaling that the agency wants to reward employees who report bad practices.

Bull. It's hush money, plain and simple. That, or they've been kicked upstairs or a lateral promotion to get them away from the perps.

This only cures a symptom, the disease rolls merrily on.

6 posted on 10/01/2014 12:37:57 PM PDT by Old Sarge (TINVOWOOT: There Is No Voting Our Way Out Of This)
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