Common use of Protections for Whistleblowers Clause in Contracts

Protections for Whistleblowers. 1. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. § 4712, Contractor may not discharge, demote, or otherwise discriminate against an employee as a reprisal for disclosing information to any of the list of persons or entities provided below 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; and/or g. A management official or other employee of Contractor, contractor, or subcontractor who has the responsibility to investigate, discover, or address misconduct. 3. Contractor shall inform its employees in writing of the rights and remedies provided under this section, in the predominant native language of the workforce.

Protections for Whistleblowers. 1. a. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. § 4712, Contractor may not discharge, demote, or otherwise discriminate against an employee as a in reprisal for disclosing information to any of the list of persons or entities provided below 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.. following: 2. b. The list of persons and entities referenced in the paragraph above includes the following:the a. (1) A member of Congress or a representative of a committee of Congress.; b. (2) An Inspector General.; c. (3) The Government Accountability Office.; d. (4) A Treasury employee responsible for contract or grant oversight or management.; e. (5) An authorized official of the Department of Justice or other law enforcement agency.; f. (6) A court or grand jury; and/oror g. (7) A management official or other employee of ContractorRecipient, contractor, or subcontractor who has the responsibility to investigate, discover, or address misconduct. 3. c. Contractor shall inform its employees in writing of the rights and remedies provided under this section, in the predominant native language of the workforce.

Protections for Whistleblowers. 1. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. § 4712, Contractor may not discharge, demote, or otherwise discriminate against an employee as a reprisal for disclosing information to any of the list of persons or entities provided below 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; and/or g. A management official or other employee of Contractor, contractor, or subcontractor who has the responsibility to investigate, discover, or address misconduct. 3. Contractor shall inform its employees in writing of the rights and remedies provided under this section, in the predominant native language of the workforce.