Why the Paul Revere Freedom to Warn Act Should Be Enacted Into Law So why did I still suffer retaliation?
The answer is that the WPA’s protections are not strong enough. Indeed, as current law stands, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act gives better protection to corporate whistleblowers than the WPA gives to FBI agents, TSA baggage screeners, or nuclear reactor security guards who report serious risks to national security! The WPA has three major flaws – flaws the Paul Revere Freedom to Warn Act would remedy. First, in order to have any teeth, the WPA should – and would, as amended by the Paul Revere Act – give whistleblowers that suffer retaliation recourse outside the hostile Federal Circuit, which currently has exclusive jurisdiction over whistleblower claims. As amended by the Paul Revere Act, the WPA would allow a whistleblower to seek relief by filing a complaint with the Secretary of Labor – or if the Secretary has not issued a final decision within six months, to file suit in federal district court. It would also allow remedies for whistleblowers – including reinstatement with commensurate sen
