Whistleblower and Liability Protections for Scientific Laboratory Employees

Date

2012

Authors

Gonzalez, Jarod S.
Sutton, Victoria

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Abstract

The American whistleblower protection scheme as applied to whistleblowers in the laboratory context is a complex patchwork of federal, state, and local laws. Substantial differences in whistleblower protection for laboratory employee whistleblowers depend on a number of factors, including whether the laboratory employee whistleblowers work for public or private institutions and the location of the whistleblower. This document provides a basic summary of the American whistleblower protection scheme applicable to workers employed in laboratories in the United States, with a focus on biological laboratories, and those working with select agents, which are highly infectious agents that warrant special regulations for public safety and national security reasons.

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employment law, whistleblower, whistleblower protection, laboratory regulations, OSHA, Whistleblower Protection Act

Citation

Jarod S. Gonzalez & Victoria Sutton, Whistleblower and Liability Protections for Scientific Laboratory Employees, 3 J. Biosecurity Biosafety Biodefense L. (2012).