Whistleblowing & Retaliation

Fighting back when you see your employer doing something wrong can be scary, and risky. But there are laws that can protect you in a number of situations. Learn more about how you might be protected when you blow the whistle or challenge illegal conduct.

Please select one of the following topics:

General Information About Whistleblowing and Retaliation

Blowing the Whistle -- Practical Tips

Filing a Whistleblower Claim

Airline Employee Whistleblowers -- Aviation Investment and Reform Act

Corporate Whistleblowers -- Sarbanes-Oxley/Dodd-Frank

Environmental Whistleblowers -- Occupational Safety and Health Act

Federal Employee Whistleblowers -- Whistleblower Protection Act

Food Safety Worker Whistleblowers -- Food Safety Modernization Act

Government Fraud Whistleblowers -- False Claims Act/Qui Tam Action

Healthcare Whistleblowers -- Affordable Care Act

Trucking Whistleblowers -- Surface Transportation Assistance Act

Whistleblowing with a Security Clearance

Retaliation -- Political Activity

Retaliation for Political Activity -- State Laws

Retaliation -- Public Employees And First Amendment Rights

H&R Weekly

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Five Surprising Hiring Statistics: And What You Can Do About Them

Here are five key statistics, and corresponding strategies, to give you insight so that you can be one of the people who do get hired.

Blog of the Week

12 Things We've Learned About the GOP Tax Bill

Only 4.3% of workers are getting a one-time bonus or wage increase this year, according to Americans for Tax Fairness.

Thought for the Week

"This year’s Equal Pay Day is not just about pay — to be honest, it never was. It has always been about calling out how our workplaces value women less."

–Lilly Ledbetter in the New York Times 4/9/18

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