December 03, 2016
Letter to the Editor by Erika Kelton published in The New York Times, 12/3/16.
“Gretchen Morgenson’s column “A Win for a Whistle-Blower” (Fair Game, Nov. 27) captures the retaliation that employees who try to stop wrongdoing by their employers often face.
The federal government and many states have gradually added laws that encourage whistle-blowers to report fraud to the government by offering them job protection and rewards as well as confidentiality in some instances. As a lawyer for whistle-blowers, I have seen firsthand the powerful impact these laws have had.”