Whistleblowing: the law of retaliatory discharge

Abstract

The evolution of whistleblower protections -- Analytical framework : balancing workplace responsibilities and conscience -- Overview of federal statutory protections for whistleblowers in the private sector -- The Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank whistleblower provisions -- Retaliation claims under the Federal antidiscrimination Statutes -- Statutory protections -- Common law protection : the public policy doctrine -- Whistleblower protections in the public sector -- Preemption and related issues -- Litigating whistleblower cases -- Avoiding whistleblower litigation