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Louisiana Whistleblower Laws
More Information on Whistleblower Laws
| Code Section | 42:1169 |
| Prohibited Employer Activity | Can not discipline or reprise an employee who reports a violation of any rule, order, or regulation, or any acts of impropriety within a government entity or related to the scope and/or duties of public employment or public office within state government |
| Protection for Public or Private Employees? | Public |
| Opportunity for Employer to Correct? | - |
| Remedies | If employee is suspended, demoted, or dismissed, then report to board of ethics for elected officials or the commission on ethics for public employees. Remedies: reinstatement, back pay and benefits |
| Penalties | - |
| Code Section | 30:2027 |
| Prohibited Employer Activity | Can not act in a retaliatory manner against an employee who discloses or threatens to disclose a violation of environmental law, rule or regulation or provides information to or testifies before an investigation hearing |
| Protection for Public or Private Employees? | Both |
| Opportunity for Employer to Correct? | - |
| Remedies | Civil action for triple damages and all court costs and attorney's fees and all other civil and criminal remedies |
| Penalties | - |
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