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Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was spied on, harassed by managers: lawsuit.

Boeing whistleblower John Barnett alleged in a lawsuit prior to his death in South Carolina that he was "harassed" and "humiliated" for speaking out at work.

The Boeing whistleblower who was found dead earlier this month claimed a manager at his former company spied on him, and he was "harassed, denigrated, [and] humiliated" for raising concerns about quality control issues, according to documents released by his attorneys. In retaliation for his complaints and identifying issues that needed to be properly documented and addressed, Barnett was given low Performance Management scores, he was separated from his team and moved to other areas in the plant, and blacklisted and blocked from transferring to other Boeing divisions outside of BSC," the lawsuit alleged. "In addition, he was subjected to a gaslighting campaign in which he was harassed, denigrated, humiliated, and treated with scorn and contempt by upper management, which was calculated to discourage him and others from raising such issues and complying with the law," the filing also said.

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