Whistleblower Protection Act

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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Office_of_Special_Counsel
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Whistleblower_Protection_Enhancement_Act_of_2012
gptkbp:appliesTo federal employees
gptkbp:category Labor law
Government transparency law
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:5_U.S.C._§_2302(b)(8)-(9)
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1989
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whistleblower Protection Act
gptkbp:protectedBy disclosures of violation of law, rule, or regulation
disclosures of abuse of authority
disclosures of gross mismanagement
disclosures of gross waste of funds
disclosures of substantial and specific danger to public health or safety
gptkbp:provides protection against retaliation
gptkbp:purpose protect federal employees who disclose government misconduct
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Civil_Service_Reform_Act_of_1978
gptkb:Whistleblower_Protection_Enhancement_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Act_on_the_Protection_of_Whistleblowers
gptkb:Title_5_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6