The Texas Whistleblower Act protects public employees from adverse retaliation who make good faith reports of violations of law to appropriate law enforcement officials. The following two whistleblower cases have recently been in the spotlight.<\/p>\n
On Sept. 20, Glenda Spoon, a former Texas community supervision officer, filed a whistle-blower suit against 336th District Judge Laurine Blake, the Fannin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department (FCCSCD), Fannin County Criminal District Attorney Richard Glaser, and its director, Debra Roberts.<\/p>\n
Spoon alleges she was terminated because her supervisors said she went outside the chain of command to report alleged violations of state law concerning certain probationers destroying legal documents and other illegal activities. In her original petition, Spoon stated that prior to her termination she never received any adverse employment reprimands or reports. However, on June 23, Spoon was told to resign or she would be terminated. Spoon allegedly refused to resign and was then immediately (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Texas Whistleblower Act protects public employees from adverse retaliation who make good faith reports of violations of law to appropriate law enforcement officials. The following two whistleblower cases have recently been in the spotlight. On Sept. 20, Glenda Spoon,…<\/span><\/p>\n