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California Whistleblower Laws
More Information on Whistleblower Laws
| Code Section | Labor §1102.5 to 1105 |
| Prohibited Employer Activity | Can not prevent or retaliate against employee for disclosing to government or law enforcement agency when employee has reasonable cause to believe there's a violation |
| Protection for Public or Private Employees? | Both |
| Opportunity for Employer to Correct? | - |
| Remedies | Can recover damages for injury suffered |
| Penalties | Misdemeanor: individual, up to 1 year in county jail and/or $1,000 fine; corporate, maximum $5,000 fine |
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