Littler on Whistleblowing & Retaliation 2025
- Publisher:
- Littler Mendelson
- Publication date:
- 2025-06-17
Description:
For over 40 years, Littler has written and published the National Employer Library, which currently includes over 25 publications covering a wide range of federal employment and labor law topics. The series draws upon the collective knowledge of Littler’s U.S. attorneys and is the field’s preeminent reference resource providing practical advice to companies on the employment relationship.
Index
- About the Authors
- COVERAGE
- § 1.1 Introduction
- § 1.2 Federal Whistleblower Protections Assigned to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- § 1.3 Financial Industry Whistleblower Protections
- § 1.4 Federal Whistleblower Protections for Government Contractors
- § 1.5 State Whistleblowing Claims
- § 2.1 Elements of a Retaliation Claim
- § 2.2 Protected Activity
- § 2.3 Adverse Action
- § 2.4 Causal Relationship Between Protected Activity & Adverse Action
- § 3.1 Theft of Confidential Information
- § 3.2 Attorney as Whistleblower
- § 3.3 Stepping Out of the Role
- § 3.4 Arbitration of Whistleblower Claims
- § 3.5 Drafting Whistleblower Policies & Settlement or Severance Agreements
- § 4.1 Developing Effective Compliance / Ethics Programs and Drafting Reporting & Nonretaliation Policies
- § 4.2 Sample Reporting and Antiretaliation Policy
- § 4.3 Sample Language for Employer Severance & Separation Agreements
- § 4.4 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Self-Assessment Checklist
- § 4.5 Potential Whistleblower Exit Interview Checklist
- § 4.6 Practical Suggestions for Handling Theft of Confidential Information By a Whistleblower