Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act

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Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Whistleblower_Protection_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo federal employees
gptkbp:category gptkb:2012_in_American_law
Whistleblower protection legislation
gptkbp:citation 5 U.S.C. § 2302
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes Whistleblower Ombudsman in Inspectors General offices
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
gptkbp:powers remedies for whistleblowers
gptkbp:prohibits retaliation against whistleblowers
gptkbp:provides protection for disclosures of censorship related to scientific research
expanded definition of protected disclosure
protection for disclosures made to supervisors
protection for disclosures made as part of an employee's job duties
gptkbp:publicLawNumber Public Law 112-199
gptkbp:purpose to strengthen protections for federal employees who disclose evidence of waste, fraud, or abuse
gptkbp:shortName WPEA
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Barack_Obama
2012-11-27
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Whistleblower_Protection_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7