Administrative Law Judge Debra Little Cohn ruled this week that Suzanne Ward, a nurse formerly employed by Wisconsin's Department of Corrections, was mistreated and unfairly disciplined by DOC managers attempting to undermine her credibility.
The Senate and House Armed Services Committees have agreed to approve strengthened whistleblower protection for employees of defense contractors who report corruption, abuse, threats to public safety, mismanagement, or waste of DoD funds.
Apollo Group Inc., parent corporation of the University of Phoenix, the largest for-profit school in the U.S., must pay up to $277.5 million in damages after losing a securities-fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders.