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The term "federal whistleblower" could be defined as:

• employees of a federal government agency who report wrongdoing at their place of employment, or
• non-federal employees who report wrongdoing that was performed in connection with the federal government (for example, in a private contractor's business with a federal agency)

Over Fifty Federal Statutes Deal with Whistleblowers

There are more than 50 different federal laws that contain provisions designed to protect whistleblowers in various industries and circumstances, including:

• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986
• Atomic Energy and Energy Reorganization Acts
• CERCLA ("Super Fund")
• Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
• Coast Guard Whistleblower Protection
• Equal Pay Act
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• False Claims Act
• Federal Employers Liability Act
• Federal Mine Health and Safety Act
• Federal Railway Safety Act
• Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
• Jones Act (maritime employees)
• Labor Management Relations Act
• Longshoreman's and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act
• Major Fraud Act of 1989
• Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act
• Military Whistleblower Protection Act
• Occupational Safety and Health Act
• Sarbanes-Oxley (employees of publicly held companies)
• Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
• Surface Transportation Assistance Act
• Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century
• Whistleblower Protection Act (federal government employees)

For Non-Federal Employee Whistleblowers Too

An example of a federal whistleblower law that offers whistleblower protection to non-federal employees is the Contractor Employees of the Armed Forces provision (10 U.S.C. § 2409), which prohibits the firing of or discrimination against a contractor when he or she discloses information about a violation of law related to a military/defense contract.

Some of the other federal statutes listed above also have provisions that pertain to non-federal employees who blow the whistle on fraud, waste, corruption, abuse of authority, illegalities or other wrongdoing they have observed, whether in a federal agency, a contract or another aspect of governance or commerce.

State Whistleblower Laws

Another layer of the patchwork of laws that protect whistleblowers is the various state provisions. About 20 states have explicit legal protections for whistleblowers. A greater number of states have laws that protect their own state or local government employees.

The complexity of whistleblower legal protection truly merits the attention of a knowledgeable attorney. If you want to blow the whistle on a wrongdoing and would like to know your legal rights, contact us to speak with an experienced whistleblower lawyer today.

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