Law · Boston College
The laws relating to whistleblowing have evolved dramatically in the last twenty years. Additionally, whistleblowers in both the private and public sector have increasingly played a more prominent role in influencing social reform and public policy. The courts, legislatures, and government agencies charged with enforcing whistleblower laws have wrestled with the degree to which whistleblowers should be protected from retaliation and under what circumstances they should be incentivized to come forward by the prospect of a monetary award. In the private sector, courts remain divided over the
