Whistleblower Protection Act (U.S.)

GPTKB entity

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:codifiedIn	gptkb:5_U.S.C._§_2302(b)(8)-(9)
gptkbp:compatibleWith	gptkb:military intelligence community employees
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1989
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:Merit_Systems_Protection_Board
gptkbp:protectedBy	disclosures of violation of law, gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or substantial and specific danger to public health or safety
gptkbp:provides	remedies for retaliation against whistleblowers
gptkbp:purpose	protect federal employees who disclose government misconduct
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Civil_Service_Reform_Act_of_1978 gptkb:Whistleblower_Protection_Enhancement_Act_of_2012
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:WPA
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Whistleblower_Protections
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Whistleblower Protection Act (U.S.)