Whistleblower Protections Under Federal Law: An Overview

Shimabukuro, Jon O. ; Whitaker, L. Paige

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: White collar crime;    White collar workers;    Criminal justice;    Labor;   

RP-ID  :  R42727
RP-ID  :  R42727_2012Sep13

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an overview of key aspects of the 18 selected federal statutes applicable to individuals in certain private-sector industries. It focuses on the protections provided to employees who believe they have been subject to retaliation, rather than on how or where alleged misconduct should be disclosed. In addition, the report also includes an overview of the Whistleblower Protection Act. While state law may also provide whistleblower protections for employees, this report focuses only on the aforementioned federal statutory provisions.