Although whistleblowers are often protected under law from employer retaliation, there have been many cases where punishment for whistleblowing has occurred, such as termination, suspension, demotion, wage garnishment, and / or harsh mistreatment by other employees.

The credit for this midseason turnaround probably lies in the demotion of wide receiver Andre Rison in favor of Jimmy Smith after a game against the St. Louis Rams in which Brunell threw 5 interceptions.

On July 10, Jonathan Sánchez, spot starting in place of an injured Randy Johnson and on his first start upon returning to the starting rotation after a brief demotion to the bullpen, threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres.

A series of failed operations after that point, particularly the Battle of the Barents Sea — combined with the outstanding success of the U-boat fleet under the command of Karl Dönitz — led to his eventual demotion to the rank of Admiral Inspector of the Kriegsmarine in January 1943.

Consequently, after public outcry, and Rather's complaints, Chung was laid off as co-anchor of the CBS Evening News and was offered a demotion to weekend anchor or morning anchor.

Three weeks after the government's massive loss in the by-election, on 27 May 1993, Lamont was sacked, ( technically resigning from the government because he declined a demotion to become Secretary of State for the Environment ), throwing ( by his own account ) Major's letter of regret at his departure unopened into the wastepaper basket, and giving a resignation speech in the House of Commons on 9 June, that made clear his feeling that he had been unfairly treated, saying that the government ' gives the impression of being in office but not in power '; the then Party Chairman Norman Fowler dismissed the speech as " dud, nasty, ludicrous and silly ".

Bob Moran was made her deputy, resulting in the demotion of Meg Morris, but this was reversed after a lightning strike organised by The Freak.

Copps made little upward progress in cabinet after this demotion, and by many accounts came to have relatively little influence over the direction of government policy.

Not long after his demotion as finance spokesperson he announced that he would be taking " positions of leadership " on a wide range of important issues.

* Dong Xian ( who had committed suicide soon after his demotion ) was disinterred and reburied within a prison, and his clan was exiled.

Although attempts were made to present it positively, Howe's move back to domestic politics was generally seen as a demotion, especially after Thatcher's press secretary Bernard Ingham belittled the significance of the Deputy Prime Minister appointment at his morning lobby briefing the following day.

( Judge Michael Khoo was transferred from head of the Subordinate Court to the Attorney-General's Chambers shortly after, a move widely viewed as a demotion.

However, after appearing in just one Minor League intrasquad game after his demotion, Gagné asked and was granted his release, on March 21, from the Dodgers, with the hope that he could find another opportunity with another team.

In one of the most controversial episodes in history of Norway's role in World War II General Fleischer ended his life in 1942, after being sent to Canada as the Norwegian military attaché, a role that was basically a demotion.

After Emperor Dezong ordered that Yuan be exiled to Duan Prefecture ( 端州, in modern Zhaoqing, Guangdong ), Yu seized Yuan from the eunuch sent to escort Yuan to exile, forcing the eunuch to flee back to Chang ' an, and then submitted a petition complaining that Yuan was punished too harshly, and only after Emperor Dezong changed the punishment to demotion to be the secretary general of Ji Prefecture ( 吉州, in modern Ji ' an, Jiangxi ) did Yu allow Yuan to leave.

Only 3, 200 were retained by the Bundeswehr after a demotion of one rank.

The Admiral of the Fleet, who actually murdered the prior Captain, rescinds Tylor's demotion after seeing Tylor with the former captains pipe, thinking he is now aware of the admiral's crime.

… he immediate reason for his demotion may have been the general revulsion against secret police within the communist bloc after Khrushchev ’ s Secret Speech.

It may have been sheer resentment at his demotion after the unsuccessful attack on Postumus combined with a belief that Gallienus's military policies had undermined the defences of Dacia and the Illyrian provinces.

The first part of the film follows the actions of former Colonel and current Sergeant " Nicotine " Crockett ( Alan van Sprang ), who, after his demotion, deserts his post with Kenny ( Eric Woolfe ), Francisco ( Stefano Colacitti ) and Tomboy ( Athena Karkanis ), and robs the protagonists of the previous film.

Soon after his demotion, however, a trade to the Nashville Predators saw him back in the NHL and he spent two full seasons as a regular in Nashville.

In a demotion following this mixed record, Hawke moved him to the less sensitive portfolio of Resources and Energy after the 1984 election.

In November 1997, he faced demotion to the second jūryō division and announced his retirement after 15 years in sumo.

These led to his demotion from being President of the party and later he was expelled from the party on July 3, 2005 after being accused of anti-party activities.

He had a short stint with the Chicago White Sox where he was the closer for two seasons until struggles closing games ultimately led to his demotion to the minors.

Macy's is considered to be a lower-tier retail chain than Federated's own top-tier retailer Bloomingdale's ; the folding of the Field's stores into Macy's was seen by Chicagoans as both a demotion of a 150-year-old Chicago institution and an insult to the city itself, and critics urged a boycott of Macy's after the Macy's takeover.

However, the Israel Football Association decided to expand the league from 12 to 15 clubs and they were spared demotion.

He was one of the few first – team players that decided to stay in Juve following its demotion to Serie B.

In the 1998-1999 season Sportul Studenţesc came close to a demotion to the third league but the massive rejuvenation of the team, decided by the young investor Vasile Şiman, eventually proved itself to be successful and the team remained in the second league, even though the majority of the players were born in 1981 or were at the end of their careers.

Little work has been done on the Munda languages, which are not well documented ; with their demotion from a primary branch, Proto-Mon – Khmer becomes synonymous with Proto-Austro-Asiatic.

These departures were motivated by an enhanced severance or early retirement, as well as an imminent demotion as their functions were to be shifted to vice presidents.

The team's low point came with demotion to Regionalliga Nord ( III ) for two years in 1996 – 98: the fact that the fall from the second league came during their anniversary year unfortunately made them a laughing stock among fans of rival teams for years to come.

Burnley finished third the following season but thereafter followed a steady deterioration of their position, with only 5th place in 1926 – 27 offering respite from a series of near-relegations which culminated in demotion in 1929 – 30.

Therefore, just as African-Americans demanded an apology from Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz and Senator Trent Lott — prior to their resignation and demotion respectively — for their racist remarks, I expect that you and others in the caucus will exert your moral persuasion and request an apology from Congressman Watt.

However, they never served their prison sentences ; instead, they were transferred to executive posts in Stalin's labor camps for a period of time ( in effect, a demotion ).

Though the Manhunters did not overtly express resentment for this demotion, they began secretly plotting their revenge against the Guardians for their perceived betrayal.

Wrestlers are considered for promotion or demotion in rank before each grand tournament according to their performance in the one previous.

Despite this poor finish, and finding themselves in the relegation playoffs, they never looked in danger of demotion as they won all but one of their games to top the group.

This results in subjecting a work of literature to an individual's pet philosophy and an elevation or demotion of authors according to their conformity to the pet philosophy.

In the 770s Kent's rulers were resisting their demotion to subkings.

Despite their early demotion, Yokohama F. C.

Milly makes friends with her new neighbor Geneva, and Milly and her eight-year-old brother Louis ( Savage ) have difficulty adjusting to their new schools, while their mother Charlene ( Bedelia ) copes with a demotion at work and her inability to learn how to use a computer.

Controversies have continued since Dowless took office, including the firing or demotion of numerous faculty and staff members who had faithfully served the school for many years ( several of whom were Shorter alumni ) and their replacement by new employees who came from North Greenville University or Charleston Southern, both of which are private institutions with which Dowless has close connections.

Despite a second-place finish in 1968 – 69, the team was never able to provide even a rudimentary repeat of their level of play throughout the season, which eventually fixed their demotion several rounds before the end of the season.