Whistleblower protections and the mental health challenges faced by whistleblowers were the focus of the 2025 Workplace Promise Institute Conference, held September 18–19, in Washington, D.C. The event brought together legal experts, advocates, and international representatives to spotlight regulatory gaps and push for systemic change.
Dr. Jackie Garrick, founder of Whistleblowers of America (WoA) and host of the event, opened the conference by highlighting the organization’s recent progress, including the rollout of a court-admissible checklist designed to document the psychological harm often endured by whistleblowers.
The keynote address came from Caroline Hunt-Matthes, a former UN investigator who survived a 15-year legal battle after exposing systemic failures in protecting a sexual assault survivor in a refugee camp. Her message was clear: institutional reporting mechanisms remain deeply flawed.
The keynote address was followed by a panel on U.S. whistleblower laws and regulations. The panelists provided an overview of the extant laws in the United States, including the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Commodities Exchange Act (CEA). Notably, panelists Brian Kowles and Robert Turkewitz, the lawyers who defended Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, emphasized the psychological consequences of whistleblowing. They described the emotional stress of retaliation and workplace abuse, which led to Barnett’s eventual death.
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