BISMARCK--A fourth Workforce Safety and Insurance employee has now sought whistle-blower protection from Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.
In a memo released today, WSI Special Investigator Todd Flanagan says he fears retaliation--such as termination--for cooperating with an investigation earlier this year that resulted in charges against his supervisor, Romi Leingang, and WSI Executive Director Charles "Sandy" Blunt.
WSI spokesman Mark Armstrong said this afternoon that no one at the agency would comment on Flanagan's request.
In other WSI action, the agency's board of directors announced Thursday that it "stands behind and fully supports Chief Counsel Jodi Bjornson." Bjornson was one of the first three employees who sought protection against retaliation after Blunt and Leingang were cleared of criminal charges on Friday.
