Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Whistleblower
n. An employee who reports employer illegality to a governmental or lawenforcement agency. ( Federal and state laws protect whistleblowers from employer retaliation. - whistleblowing, n.
whistleblower act
A federal or state law protecting employees from retaliation for disclosing employer illegality, such as during an investigation by a regulatory agency. * Federal laws containing whistleblower provisions include the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 USCA § 660), CERCLA (42 USCA § 9610), and the Air Pollution and Control Act (42 USCA § 9622).