Common use of Protection for Whistleblowers Clause in Contracts

Protection for Whistleblowers. 1. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. § 4712, Subrecipient may not discharge, demote, or otherwise discriminate against an employee in reprisal for disclosing to any of the list of persons or entities provided below, information that the employee reasonably believes is evidence of gross mismanagement of a federal contract or grant, a gross waste of federal funds, an abuse of authority relating to a federal contract or grant, a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a federal contract (including the competition for or negotiation of a contract) or grant. 2. The list of persons and entities referenced in the paragraph above includes the following: a. A member of Congress or a representative of a committee of Congress; b. An Inspector General; c. The Government Accountability Office; d. A Treasury employee responsible for contract or grant oversight or management; e. An authorized official of the Department of Justice or other law enforcement agency; f. A court or grand jury; or g. A management official or other employee of Subrecipient, contractor, or subcontractor who has the responsibility to investigate, discover, or address misconduct. 3. Subrecipient shall inform its employees in writing of the rights and remedies provided under this section, in the predominant native language of the workforce.

Protection for Whistleblowers. 1. i. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. § Section 4712, Subrecipient may not discharge, demote, or otherwise discriminate against an employee in reprisal for disclosing to any of the list of persons or entities provided below, information that the employee reasonably believes is evidence of gross mismanagement of a federal contract or grant, a gross waste of federal funds, an abuse of authority relating to a federal contract or grant, a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a federal contract (including the competition for or negotiation of a contract) or grant. 2ii. The list of persons and entities referenced in the paragraph above includes the following: a. A member of Congress or a representative of a committee of Congress; b. An Inspector General; c. The Government Accountability Office; d. A Treasury employee responsible for contract or grant oversight or management; e. An authorized official of the Department of Justice or other law enforcement agency; f. A court or grand jury; or g. A management official or other employee of Subrecipient, contractor, or subcontractor who has the responsibility to investigate, discover, or address misconduct. 3iii. Subrecipient shall inform its employees in writing of the rights and remedies provided under this section, in the predominant native language of the workforce.

Protection for Whistleblowers. 1. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. § 4712, Subrecipient Grantee may not discharge, demote, or otherwise discriminate against an employee in reprisal for disclosing to any of the list of persons or entities provided below, information that the employee reasonably believes is evidence of gross mismanagement of a federal contract or grant, a gross waste of federal funds, an abuse of authority relating to a federal contract or grant, a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a federal contract (including the competition for or negotiation of a contract) or grant. 2. The list of persons and entities referenced in the paragraph above includes the following: a. i. A member of Congress or a representative of a committee of Congress; b. ii. An Inspector General; c. iii. The Government Accountability Office; d. iv. A Treasury employee responsible for contract or grant oversight or management; e. v. An authorized official of the Department of Justice or other law enforcement agency; f. vi. A court or grand jury; or g. vii. A management official or other employee of SubrecipientGrantee, contractor, or subcontractor who has the responsibility to investigate, discover, or address misconduct. 3. Subrecipient Grantee shall inform its employees in writing of the rights and remedies provided under this section, in the predominant native language of the workforce.