tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post5167005291204192698..comments2024-03-28T09:09:52.779-07:00Comments on LLNL - The True Story -: How can the DOE "whistleblower" Contractor Employee Protection policy protect employeesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-43722737555871694002015-02-28T20:44:48.248-08:002015-02-28T20:44:48.248-08:00How did URS Corporation and Bechtel, the managers ...How did URS Corporation and Bechtel, the managers of the Hanford Site, get away with the "attorney client privilege" maneuver to block the DOE IG from acquiring the "4,500 documents"? According to the DOE IG report, "...Attorneys representing both Bechtel and URS stated that the assertion of privilege was necessary given the likelihood of litigation regarding the Busche matter.." <br /><br />If URS and Bechtel DOE Contractors can claim "attorney client privilege" and it holds, and it seems to be holding and unchallenged so far, any DOE Contractor can and will attempt to assert the same privilege against "whistleblower" complaints filed by their employees or former employees. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com