Whistleblower Protection Act
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The Whistleblower Protection Act is a U.S. federal law that safeguards federal employees who disclose evidence of wrongdoing from retaliation by their employers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Whistleblower Protection Act canonical | 3 |
| Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7112728 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whistleblower Protection Act Context triple: [Office of Special Counsel, legalAuthority, Whistleblower Protection Act]
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A.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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B.
Ethics in Government Act
The Ethics in Government Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1978 that established financial disclosure requirements for public officials and created mechanisms such as the Office of Government Ethics and the independent counsel to promote transparency and prevent conflicts of interest in government.
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C.
Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act is a U.S. law that grants the public the right to access records from federal government agencies, promoting transparency and accountability.
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D.
PROTECT Act
The PROTECT Act is a U.S. federal law aimed primarily at strengthening protections for children against sexual exploitation, abuse, and abduction, including tougher penalties for related offenses.
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E.
Privacy Act of 1974
The Privacy Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies collect, maintain, use, and disclose individuals’ personal information, granting citizens rights to access and correct records about themselves.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whistleblower Protection Act Target entity description: The Whistleblower Protection Act is a U.S. federal law that safeguards federal employees who disclose evidence of wrongdoing from retaliation by their employers.
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A.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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B.
Ethics in Government Act
The Ethics in Government Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1978 that established financial disclosure requirements for public officials and created mechanisms such as the Office of Government Ethics and the independent counsel to promote transparency and prevent conflicts of interest in government.
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C.
Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act is a U.S. law that grants the public the right to access records from federal government agencies, promoting transparency and accountability.
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D.
PROTECT Act
The PROTECT Act is a U.S. federal law aimed primarily at strengthening protections for children against sexual exploitation, abuse, and abduction, including tougher penalties for related offenses.
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E.
Privacy Act of 1974
The Privacy Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies collect, maintain, use, and disclose individuals’ personal information, granting citizens rights to access and correct records about themselves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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whistleblower protection law ⓘ |
| adjudicatedBy | Merit Systems Protection Board ⓘ |
| allows | employees to seek corrective action for prohibited personnel practices ⓘ |
| amends | Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 ⓘ |
| appliesIn | administrative proceedings before the Merit Systems Protection Board ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
applicants for federal employment
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federal employees ⓘ |
| basedOn | merit system principles ⓘ |
| burdenShiftsTo | agency to show it would have taken the same action absent the disclosure ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 5 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coversDisclosureOf |
abuse of authority
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censorship related to scientific research or analysis (as later clarified) ⓘ gross mismanagement ⓘ gross waste of funds ⓘ substantial and specific danger to public health or safety ⓘ violations of law ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
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linked to:
Office of Special Counsel
|
| establishes | procedures for filing complaints with the Office of Special Counsel ⓘ |
| excludes |
certain national security and intelligence agencies under separate regimes
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uniformed military personnel ⓘ |
| influenced | later federal and state whistleblower protection laws ⓘ |
| legalRemedy |
attorney fees in some successful cases
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corrective action orders ⓘ |
| permitsDisclosureTo |
Congress
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linked to:
United States Congress
Inspector General ⓘ Office of Special Counsel ⓘ agency supervisors or officials who can correct the wrongdoing ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
encourage disclosure of government wrongdoing
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promote accountability in the federal government ⓘ protect the integrity of the merit system ⓘ |
| prohibits | reprisals against employees for protected disclosures ⓘ |
| protectsAgainst |
personnel actions taken because of protected disclosures
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retaliation ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 101-12 ⓘ |
| purpose | to protect federal employees who disclose evidence of wrongdoing from retaliation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
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No FEAR Act ⓘ
linked to:
No FEAR Act of 2002
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 ⓘ
linked to:
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
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| requires | that disclosures be made to certain persons or entities to be protected ⓘ |
| scope | civilian employees in the executive branch ⓘ |
| standardOfProof | contributing factor test for causation in retaliation claims ⓘ |
| strengthenedBy |
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012
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linked to:
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
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| typeOfProtection | employment retaliation protection ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1989 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Whistleblower Protection Act Description of subject: The Whistleblower Protection Act is a U.S. federal law that safeguards federal employees who disclose evidence of wrongdoing from retaliation by their employers.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Whistleblower Protection Act
Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002
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relatedTo
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Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989
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linked to: Whistleblower Protection Act