I am supposed to write a paper on legal protection for
"whistleblowing" in US companies. Could you point me to web sites or
books that give an overview of whistleblowing laws and famous examples
of whistleblowing? Thanks so much for your help.

Hi mbarshman74,

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The Wikipedia article on whistleblowers contains a substantial list of
whistleblowers, as well as an overview of whistleblower law and books
and links concerning whistleblowing.  (While some teachers/professors
do not consider Wikipedia itself to be a good source, you can use it
as a starting point for research.  For example, if you're particularly
interested in Sherron Watkins of Enron, you might search on Google for
something like: sherron watkins enron.  Or, if you want information on
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, you might search for something like: "sarbanes
oxley" whistleblower.)

"Whistleblower"
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistleblower

For two other overviews of whistleblower law, see:

"You Can?t Do That To Me, I'm A Whistleblower!", by Billie Pirner Garde
Bureau of National Affairs
http://www.bna.com/bnabooks/ababna/annual/2005/038.pdf

"The Law: An Overview"
WhistleblowerLaws.com
http://whistleblowerlaws.com/law.htm

- justaskscott


Search strategy --

Searched on Google for various combinations of these terms:

whistleblowing
whistleblower
whistleblowers
law
wigand
cooper
rowley
watkins
faq
"national whistleblower center"
"government accountability project"

This is just lazy; type in "Whistleblower laws" into Google.
First result: http://whistleblowerlaws.com/protection.htm

Also try OSHA (who administers most federal whistleblower laws).
http://www.osha.gov/dep/oia/whistleblower/index.html


How come people can figure out Google Answers but they cannot manage
Google the search engine?



For a good example:
http://www.time.com/time/pow/article/0,8599,194927,00.html

Ubiquity-ga--

Perhaps the asker simply wanted recommendations of GOOD websites or
articles; that does not necessarily mean the top-ranked Google ones. 
Asking for a pointer in the right direction is not always laziness. 
In many cases, it's quite intelligent.

--keystroke-ga