Additional Protections for Employees
Constitutional employment rights are only provided to public employees. However, health care employees working for private for-profit or nonprofit organizations may be protected by whistle-blower protection laws or employment- at-will statutes.
Whistle-Blower Protection
A whistle-blower is an employee, former employee, or contractor of an agency who reports agency misconduct. Generally the misconduct is a violation of a law, rule, or regulation or is a direct threat to the public interest, such as fraud, health and safety violations, or corruption. Whistle-blower laws and policies are designed to protect from retaliation employees who report wrongdoing, illegal conduct, internal fraud, and discrimination (Harshbarger ...
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