Whistleblower Act

The Whistleblower Act protects employees who report suspected wrongdoing or who refuse to take part in unlawful conduct, barring employers from retaliating against them, from threatening retaliation, and from maintaining policies that suppress such disclosures. It backs those protections with both criminal penalties and civil remedies, including damages recoverable by the employee, and authorizes the attorney general to bring enforcement actions. The act also sets out defenses and exceptions available to a defendant, defines its operative terms, and restricts the authority of local governments to legislate in the same area.

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