Can I get fired for reporting illegal activity at the place I work?

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Old Jul 15th, 2009, 01:19 AM   #1
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Can I get fired for reporting criminal and other types of illegal conduct at my work? How can I protect my rights?




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Old Jul 21st, 2009, 12:14 PM   #2
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Check your state laws. Usually, there is what's known as the Whistleblower's Protection Act, in which if you are fired as a result of reporting unsafe or illegal working conditions and your employer retaliates by firing you, and you can prove this is why you were fired, you have rights.

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Old Jul 22nd, 2009, 10:38 AM   #3
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I agree with the poster above--you cannot be fired just because you report it, and in fact you can sue if they fire for the reporting of the act in retaliation.
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