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Whistleblower Protection Act

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005224

A federal statute in the United States that protects federal employees who report waste, fraud, and abuse within the government. This act prohibits federal agencies from taking or threatening to take personnel actions against employees for making protected disclosures. It establishes the Office of Special Counsel to investigate prohibited personnel practices.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005224
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A federal statute in the United States that protects federal employees who report waste, fraud, and abuse within the government. This act prohibits federal agencies from taking or threatening to take personnel actions against employees for making protected disclosures. It establishes the Office of Special Counsel to investigate prohibited personnel practices.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/whistleblower-protection-act/"
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