NC G.S. 126-17, prohibits Retaliation by State Departments and Agencies and Local Political Subdivisions

Coverage only applies State and Local government employees subject to the State Personnel Act.

Harnett County Employees are not subject to the State Personnel Act. (Except Health Department and a small number others)
NC G.S. 126-17 provides no protection to the majority of County Employees.

Fact:

North Carolina has its own state-specific whistleblower law, known as the North Carolina False Claims Act, which is codified at N.C. Gen. Stat. §1-605, et seq.

The North Carolina False Claims Act imposes liability on persons who knowingly present false or fraudulent claims to the State of North Carolina for payment.

The North Carolina whistleblower law only provides protection if State funds are involved.

The North Carolina whistleblower law does not provide protection to an Employee who reports fraud, theft, waste and or abuse of County funds or other criminal or unethical behavior that is not explicitly tied to State funding.

Fact:

The Federal Whistleblower Policy (False Claim Act or Lincoln Act) § 3729(a) et seq in general set forth liability for any person who knowingly submits a false claim to the government or causes another to submit a false claim to the government or knowingly makes a false record or statement to get a false claim paid by the government.

If Federal Funds are not involved no protection is available under the Federal Whistleblower Policy.

The Federal Whistleblower law does not provide protection to an Employee who reports fraud, theft, waste and or abuse of County funds or other criminal or unethical behavior that is not explicitly tied to Federal funding.

Fact:

The only policy that provides protection to County Employees who report scumbag, lowlife thieves who commit fraud, abuse, waste, theft and or receive kickbacks tied County Funding is the policy that was passed by the Harnett County Board of County Commissioners January 22, 2013.

Fact:

One should research and educate themselves with sufficient knowledge of a subject, before writing a News Article or Editorial. If not they will publish garbage out of ignorance.

A Common Sense thought for those who have none:

We should have no whistleblower policy, because someone might make a false report and tie up valuable time of County Employees.

We should have no laws, because someone might make a false report and tie up valuable time of Law Enforcement.

Signed, Staff Writer Reviewer Editor