|
|
| Stronger whistleblower protection challenged |
| By The Times Argus |
| Published: 03/14/2008 |
|
VERMONT - Human Resources Commissioner David Herlihy said Thursday that representatives of the Vermont State Employees Association are violating a provision in their union contract by testifying in favor a new whistleblowers protection bill before a Senate committee. Herlihy, who opposes a new bill under consideration by the Senate Government Operations Committee, told lawmakers that the VSEA should not be testifying in favor of stronger whistleblowing laws. Current law and provisions in the union contract already protect employees from retribution for speaking out, he said, and that document also forbids either party from seeking changes to state law that "alters or nullifies" parts of the contract. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
Comments:
No comments have been posted for this article.
Login to let us know what you think