The Achilles Heel of Whistleblowing Protection
Journal
Accountancy Cyprus
Date Issued
July 2016
Abstract
In 1777, before the passage of the Bill of Rights, 10 sailors and marines blew
the whistle on fraud and misconduct harmful to the United States. The
Founding Fathers unanimously supported the whistleblowers and provided
them with monetary assistance for reasonable legal expenses necessary to prevent retaliation. In an effort to demonstrate their full support, the members of
the Continental Congress unanimously enacted the first whistleblower legislation in the United States that read:
‘It is the duty of all persons in the service of the United States, as well as all
other inhabitants thereof, to give the earliest information to Congress or any other
proper authority of any misconduct, frauds or misdemeanors committed by any
persons in the service of these states, which may come to their knowledge.
the whistle on fraud and misconduct harmful to the United States. The
Founding Fathers unanimously supported the whistleblowers and provided
them with monetary assistance for reasonable legal expenses necessary to prevent retaliation. In an effort to demonstrate their full support, the members of
the Continental Congress unanimously enacted the first whistleblower legislation in the United States that read:
‘It is the duty of all persons in the service of the United States, as well as all
other inhabitants thereof, to give the earliest information to Congress or any other
proper authority of any misconduct, frauds or misdemeanors committed by any
persons in the service of these states, which may come to their knowledge.
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