Years Gone
Examining At-Will Public Employee Whistleblower Cases Following Civil Service Reform in Georgia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8245389 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick C Exmeyer (0000-0002-2404-6199, University of Louisville Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-18 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Integrity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1558-0989 • E-ISSN: 1099-9922 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10999922.2026.2617094 |
| OpenAlex | W7125374580 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 45 |
Between 1995 and 1996, the state of Georgia fundamentally altered their public employee personnel system through civil service reform efforts, representing one of the most significant employee merit system changes witnessed at the state level. Although scholars have extensively examined the impact of Georgia’s civil service reforms, the ramifications of such measures on employees seeking statutory relief for whistleblowing remains unaddressed. This article explores these implications by examining judicial interpretation of applicable state whistleblowing statutes following civil service reforms. Analysis of whistleblowing cases decided by the Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals illustrates how judicial interpretation of state whistleblowing statutes and terms of employment exposes barriers towards at-will public employees successfully attaining relief for disclosing wrongdoing.
Civil servants · Civil service · Human resource management · Public service · Public Service Motivation · Service (business · Business Law and Ethics · Corruption and Economic Development · Ethics in Business and Education
Organizational dissidence
Raising voice, risking retaliation
Implications of Whistleblowing for Public Administration Education
A Psychological Process of Bureaucratic Whistleblowing
Whistleblowing Policies in American States
In Praise of Difficult People
The Rise and Fall of Radical Civil Service Reform in the U.S. States
The Benefits of Human Resource Centralization
The Reinvention of Public Personnel Administration
A Return to Spoils? Revisiting Radical Civil Service Reform in the United States
Dramatic Reform in the Public Service
Whistle Blowers in the Federal Civil Service
Agency Retaliation Against Whistle-Blowers
Inside Job
Whistle-Blower Narratives
Can Laws Protect Whistle-Blowers
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