What laws protect Whistleblowers employed by D.C. Government Agencies or Contractors?
The D.C. Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) forbids a supervisor from retaliating or threatening to retaliate against an employee of the D.C. government or an employee of a D.C. government contractor because of the employee’s protected disclosure or refusal to comply with an illegal order. Employees who suffer retaliation because of their protected disclosures or refusal to obey illegal orders may bring a cause of action in the D.C. Superior Court within one year of the prohibited personnel action. What activities are protected? For employees in the public sector, “protected disclosure” means any disclosure of information not specifically prohibited by statute, by any employee to a supervisor or a public body that the employee reasonably believes evidences: 1. Gross mismanagement; 2. Gross misuse or waste of public resources or funds; 3. Abuse of authority in connection with the administration of a public program or the execution of a public contract; 4. A violation of any federal, sta
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