Report Number
23-N-0039
Why We Did This Report
In October 2022, the EPA OIG Hotline received an allegation of whistleblower reprisal under 41 U.S.C. § 4712. The complainant alleged that a foundation’s board members took discriminatory personnel actions against them in retaliation after they made protected disclosures.
Summary of Findings
We determined that the complainant made three protected disclosures to the foundation’s board and one to the OIG Hotline. We found that these disclosures to the board were contributing factors in one covered personnel action against the complainant. However, we did not substantiate the complainant’s allegation of retaliation.
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