Whistleblower Protection

Whistleblower Protection Definition

A whistleblower is an employee who "blows the whistle" or tells on an employer. A common spelling variation is whistle blower.

Whistleblower protection (aka whistle blower protection) means that employers can't legally retaliate against whistleblowers in any way.

For example, employers can't legally discharge, demote, suspend or harass employees for exercising their rights under laws that have whistleblower protection provisions.

Generally, whistleblower protection rights are designed to encourage employees to halt, report or testify about employer acts that are illegal or unhealthy, without fear of employer retaliation.

If employers retaliate despite that it's illegal, whistleblower protection provisions provide avenues of relief for victims.

Many state and Federal laws have whistleblower protection provisions. Collectively, they are called whistleblower acts or whistleblower laws.

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