Fraud can have a serious impact on any organization, leading to financial losses, damaged reputations and even legal consequences. Recognizing fraud at your workplace is a responsibility that falls upon every employee. Oftentimes, employees have practical ways to...
Whistleblowers
Should you blow the whistle on your Florida employer?
Every day employees around the world find themselves questioning the ethics of their employers. Whether it is poor treatment of staff, underhanded business practices or environmental violations, concerns about workplace wrongdoing abound. As an employee in Florida,...
How to handle the stress of being a whistleblower
As a whistleblower, you may experience a lot of fear over what your future looks like with your company. Additionally, being aware of immoral or illegal behavior can put much pressure on your mental health. Fortunately, you can care for your mental health while...
What Is The Role Of A Whistleblower?
A whistleblower is a person with insider knowledge who comes forward to reveal a wrong. In many cases, these are people who are reporting illegal or dangerous activities by their employers. Whistleblowers play an important role in helping to keep work environments...
Valuable Tips For Today’s Whistleblowers
When your Florida employer does something illegal, unethical or dangerous and you decide to call attention to it, you have certain protections available to you in doing so. As a whistleblower, you have the potential to make a serious impact on others, but the process...
Signs Employers May Have Asked Employees To Engage In Fraud
Employers may disguise financial misconduct by incorporating wrongful actions into routine work tasks. Employees, for example, may receive requests to add falsified numbers to accounting records. Whistleblowers.gov notes that employees may report their employers’...
What Should You Do When Your Company Does Something Illegal?
While your boss makes the major decisions in your company, you feel very uncomfortable with some choices and suspect they break the law. Should you share your concerns with someone? Monster offers a step-by-step guide for responding to suspected criminal activity at...
How Do OSHA’s Whistleblower Laws Define Retaliation?
When your Florida employer takes actions that threaten the health or safety of your workforce or the public, you have the right to call attention to the action. You also have the right to do so without worrying about whether your employer may retaliate against you...
Whistleblowers’ Legal Protection From Retaliation
Employees who report that an employer violated a federal law may provide evidence to validate their claims. They may also do so without fear of reprisals. As noted on the Whistleblowers.gov website, an employee could provide evidence that includes emails, phone...
Why Whistleblowers Are Essential
If you believe someone at your workplace committed fraud, you have a right to report their wrongdoing. Whistleblowers are a vital part of maintaining healthy business practices. Whistleblowing discourages fraudulent activity and might reward the whistleblower for...