whistleblower
noun
whis·tle·blow·er
ˈ(h)wi-səl-ˌblō-ər 
variants
or whistle-blower
plural whistleblowers or whistle-blowers
: one who reveals something covert or who informs against another
especially
: an employee who brings wrongdoing by an employer or by other employees to the attention of a government or law enforcement agency
Note: A whistleblower is commonly protected legally from retaliation.
I think whistleblowers play a hugely important role in countering the worst corporate and government excesses. —
Damon Poeter
Damon Poeter … pledges to protect whistle-blowers who fear reprisals for their efforts. —Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal Congress also added significant new protection for whistleblowers. The 1986 act provides remedies including reinstatement, back-pay with interest, and, as appropriate, punitive damages for whistleblowers who are discharged, demoted, or discriminated against due to involvement with a False Claims disclosure. —Bradford A. Penney
Bradford A. Penney
whistleblowing
adjective
or whistle-blowing
a whistleblowing report
Many states have already enacted laws that protect whistle-blowing employees from retaliation.
—Greg Critser
Greg Critser
whistleblowing
noun
or whistle-blowing
… a National Security Agency agent who got in trouble for whistle-blowing.
—Renée Camus
Renée Camus
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There are laws to protect whistleblowers who reveal corporate malfeasance.
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The outsourcing to Mexico helped prompt a recent whistleblower letter from staff to Trump Media’s board that has been roiling the company.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
Boeing also has been the target of multiple whistleblower lawsuits that have alleged lax safety and manufacturing practices that resulted in quality-control issues.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The episode beat out his longstanding second most viewed YouTube episode, with 38 million views, is with famous whistleblower Edward Snowden.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Trump’s episode currently ranks as Rogan’s third most popular on YouTube behind an episode interviewing UFO researchers Bob Lazar and Jeremy Corbell (61 million) and another with surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden (38 million).
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
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Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
Boeing also has been the target of multiple whistleblower lawsuits that have alleged lax safety and manufacturing practices that resulted in quality-control issues.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The episode beat out his longstanding second most viewed YouTube episode, with 38 million views, is with famous whistleblower Edward Snowden.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Trump’s episode currently ranks as Rogan’s third most popular on YouTube behind an episode interviewing UFO researchers Bob Lazar and Jeremy Corbell (61 million) and another with surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden (38 million).
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Whistleblower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whistleblower. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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