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Beyond worker rights violations, complaint against Idaho Department of Labor alleges possibly criminal acts

The stand-out allegation in the latest state whistleblower lawsuit, filed Wednesday against the Idaho Department of Labor, is that agency personnel might have misused official subpoena power to "out" an anonymous tipster reporting wrongdoing from within.

If true as alleged — and the plaintiff has copies of dummy subpoenas to back his claim — the behavior does an end-around on the state’s whistleblower protections and would give pause to anyone wanting to report wrongdoing anonymously, much less through official channels.

BY BILL DENTZER
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Full Story: http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article120092908.html

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