What is a Whistleblower

Attorney NA

Sometimes people ask me you know what is being a “whistle blower” mean, does it mean blowing the whistle on any old thing? And unfortunately the definition is a lot more narrow than people think.

To be a “whistle blower” you’ve got to complain about, object to, refuse to participate in, threaten to disclose or actually disclose conduct that you think violates a policy of our state, is fraudulent or illegal. Now that can come in almost as many packages are there are employment relationships. If you think your employer is being dishonest with its customers committing mail fraud, billing practices are false; those are the types of things that you can take protected action over.

If you think that your employer if violating some State or Federal law, rule or regulation concerning safety again that’s a ripe area for protected conduct. The important thing to remember is that if you are acting on behalf of yourself, if your interests are just your own then you are not a whistle blower. You may still be entitled to public policy discharge protection, but you are not a whistle blower even though you may be acting upon your own interests, as long as you are involving the interests of others and try and protect fellow workers, customers or the public, then you might be a “whistle blower.”

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