Employees who disclose, object to, or refuse to participate in conduct that they reasonably believe to be illegal or in violation of public policy are known as "whistleblowers".The law protects whistleblowers from retaliation in the workplace. Your employer cannot retaliate against you for disclosing, objecting to, or refusing to participate in conduct that is either unlawful or against public policy. That is true whether the conduct at issue violates discrimination or harassment laws or whether the conduct violates other laws or public policies (such as those that protect consumers, investors, or the environment). Such whistleblower retaliation is also unlawful regardless of whether the wrongdoer is the company itself, a rogue supervisor, or your co-worker.
Contact the whistleblower attorneys at Green, Savits & Lenzo today by calling (973) 695-7777, or by visiting our contact us page.
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Whistleblower Retaliation
