What is the Whistleblower Protection Act? | Zuckerman Law | Eric Bachman | [ Ссылка ] | [ Ссылка ] | (202) 769-1681 | (202) 262-8959
The Whistleblower Protection Act, is an aptly named statute that Congress passed in 1989 that protects federal whistleblowers. What it says is that if you're an employee or applicant within the federal government, and you raise an issue about government waste, fraud, or abuse, or a gross mismanagement of funds, anything that the statute covers, your employer can not turn around then and retaliate against you by, for example, firing you, demoting you, or not giving you a promotion. And the law provides a number of protections, such as, back pay if you are fired or don't get a promotion, compensatory damages for emotional distress, and equitable relief such as putting you back in the job that your federal employer fired you from.
