Corporations that retaliate against whistleblowers are learning tough lessons. The Ethics Resource Center recently released an analysis of corporate whistleblowers and retaliation against them. The analysis had a disturbing finding ? complaints of retaliation against whistleblowers are rising. The chief complaints involve denied promotions and raises, and transfers to unpleasant assignments. On the other hand, the Ethics Resource Center also found that 62 percent of whistleblowers who experience retaliation are willing to disclose their concerns to the authorities even if their job is at risk.