It depends.....whistleblowers have federal and state protections. I would see this as a form of retaliation which is prohibited conduct by the employer. Was she a dominion employee? They might be violating the whistleblower protection act or certain employment laws that prohibit intimidation or retaliation by the employer to an employee reporting fraud.
I'm not entirely sure whistleblower protection applies to this context. Generally, if such a law applies, you are protected only for disclosing information you "reasonably believe" is evidence of a crime (or another protected category). Defamation, on the other hand, requires the plaintiff to show that the defendant knowingly or recklessly disclosed false information.
Thus, if you prove defamation, you likewise overcome the whistleblower protection hurdle.
No you are not understanding that an employer who retaliated against an employee who reports fraud by “defaming” Violates the whistleblower protection act. It’s not a defamation case. It’s just further proof that the employer violates basic employment obligations systematically. Like I said employers have an obligation to report and cooperate with investigators when fraud is reported by the whistleblower. Instead dominion chose to threaten the whistleblower and characterize her as menial to dismiss her report. This violates the act. It’s retaliation and I intimidation. It has nothing to do with defamation or the election. Whistleblowers have federal protections especially when it involves federal and state agencies.
First, Dominion is not a federal or state agency. As a private corporation, the applicability of U.S. whistleblowing is pretty tightly constrained; there usually has to be some sort of a public report duty for the employee to benefit, or something in the company bylaws. I'm not aware of any protections that would apply to Carone under these circumstances. To be clear, whistleblower protection is not a blanket thing.
Second, the Whistleblower Protection Act only applies to governmental workers, which Carone is not.
Is it nasty? Yes. Is it witness intimidation? No.
This reads like a demand letter prefacing a civil suit against Carone for defamation.
It depends.....whistleblowers have federal and state protections. I would see this as a form of retaliation which is prohibited conduct by the employer. Was she a dominion employee? They might be violating the whistleblower protection act or certain employment laws that prohibit intimidation or retaliation by the employer to an employee reporting fraud.
I'm not entirely sure whistleblower protection applies to this context. Generally, if such a law applies, you are protected only for disclosing information you "reasonably believe" is evidence of a crime (or another protected category). Defamation, on the other hand, requires the plaintiff to show that the defendant knowingly or recklessly disclosed false information.
Thus, if you prove defamation, you likewise overcome the whistleblower protection hurdle.
No you are not understanding that an employer who retaliated against an employee who reports fraud by “defaming” Violates the whistleblower protection act. It’s not a defamation case. It’s just further proof that the employer violates basic employment obligations systematically. Like I said employers have an obligation to report and cooperate with investigators when fraud is reported by the whistleblower. Instead dominion chose to threaten the whistleblower and characterize her as menial to dismiss her report. This violates the act. It’s retaliation and I intimidation. It has nothing to do with defamation or the election. Whistleblowers have federal protections especially when it involves federal and state agencies.
First, Dominion is not a federal or state agency. As a private corporation, the applicability of U.S. whistleblowing is pretty tightly constrained; there usually has to be some sort of a public report duty for the employee to benefit, or something in the company bylaws. I'm not aware of any protections that would apply to Carone under these circumstances. To be clear, whistleblower protection is not a blanket thing.
Second, the Whistleblower Protection Act only applies to governmental workers, which Carone is not.