Have you every what you should do when a company is knowingly operating unethically? No doubt many people have. Every year, thousands of Americans witness wrongdoing on the job. What they witness may jeopardize the health, safety or lives of others. These people are entitiled to report the noticeable wrongdoings which are called “whistleblowers.” Whistleblowing is a sensitive subject to many no one wants to be labeled as a tattler or snitcher. Whistleblower are people who decide to report unethical or illegal activities under the control of their employers. Whistle blowing encompasses disclosure by a person who publicly alleges concealed misconduct on the part of an organization or body of people, usually from within that same organization. They may be working for private companies, nonprofit organizations, or for the government (Halbert & Ingulli, 2006). Examples that would make an employee blow the whistle are environment concerns, fraud, abuse of authority, failure to participate in a company’s wrongdoing and health risks to just name a few. The prime example in this report is the safety concerns when dispensing customer’s prescriptions.
According to New York’s Daily News, in January 2016, in New Hampshire, a jury awarded more than $31 million in damages to Maureen McPadden, a former Wal-Mart pharmacist. She noticed safety concerns in connection with co-workers dispensing subscriptions. Her claim alleged, customers at Wal-Mart’s Seabrook pharmacy, were getting