Third Circuit Rules Office of the Inspector General Need Not Abide By Statutory Filing Deadlines in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

In a case decided this week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit turned government filing deadlines on their head by holding that federal Offices of the Inspector General are not actually bound by the statutory language stating that the OIG “shall” issue an investigative report within 180 days after receiving a whistleblower complaint.