Whistleblower Policy Sample Clauses
A Whistleblower Policy clause establishes procedures and protections for individuals who report misconduct, illegal activities, or violations within an organization. Typically, it outlines how employees or stakeholders can confidentially report concerns, the process for investigating such reports, and safeguards against retaliation for those who come forward. The core function of this clause is to encourage transparency and accountability by providing a safe mechanism for reporting wrongdoing, thereby helping to detect and address issues early while protecting whistleblowers from adverse consequences.
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Whistleblower Policy. Congress has enacted whistleblower protection statue 41 U.S.C. 4712, which applies to all employees working for contractors, grantees, subcontractors, and subgrantees on federal grants and contracts. This program requires all grantees, subgrantees and subcontractors to: inform their employees working on any federally funded award they are subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies of the program; inform their employee in writing of employee whistleblower protections under 41 U.S.C. 4712 in the predominant native language of the workforce; and Contractors and grantees will include such requirements in any agreement made with a subcontractor or subgrantee. The statue (41 U.S.C. 4712) states that an “employee of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee [or subgrantee] may not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for “whistleblowing”. In addition, whistleblower protections cannot be waived by any agreement, policy, form, or condition of employment. Whistleblowing is defined as making a disclosure “that the employee reasonably believes is evidence of any of the following: 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 or grant (including the competition for, or negotiation of, a contract or grant). To qualify under the statute, the employee’s disclosure must be made to: a Member of Congress or a representative of a Congressional committee; or an Inspector General; or the Government Accountability Office; or a Federal employee responsible for contract or grant oversight or management at the relevant agency; or an authorized official of the Department of Justice or other law enforcement agency; or a court or grand jury; a management official or other employee of the contractor, subcontractor, grantee or subgrantee who has the responsibility to investigate, discover or address misconduct.
Whistleblower Policy. A. Staff may report any violation of the Code in accordance with section 13 hereof. The Ag Foundation encourages all staff to so report all occurrences that in good faith are reasonably believed to be violations of this Code. Any staff making such a report shall be deemed to be a “Whistleblower”. It is the intent of this provision that staff making such good faith reports (pursuant to section 13 hereof) of suspected fiscal misconduct, violations of law, or other violations of this Code shall be made to feel safe from retaliation, and shall be protected from retaliatory action as follows:
1. The Ag Foundation will use its best efforts to conduct a thorough investigation of actual or suspected violations of the Code that are reported by Whistleblowers. In this regard, the Ag Foundation will attempt to keep its discussions and actions confidential to the greatest extent possible. In the course of its investigation, the Ag Foundation may find it necessary to share information with others on a “need to know” basis. In all such circumstances, however, the Ag Foundation will use its best efforts to protect a Whistleblower against retaliation.
2. In recognition of the Ag Foundation’s intention to protect Whistleblowers from retaliation, it is the policy of the Ag Foundation that staff shall not intimidate, threaten, coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce a Whistleblower (including but not limited to, threats of physical harm, loss of job, punitive work assignments, or impact on salary or wages) in retaliation for a Whistleblower reporting the actual or suspected violation. Specifically, neither the Ag Foundation, nor any person acting on behalf of the Ag Foundation shall retaliate against an employee for:
(a) Disclosing information, or because it is believed that the employee disclosed or may disclose information, to a government or law enforcement agency, to a person with authority over the employee or another employee who has the authority to investigate, discover, or correct the violation or noncompliance, or for providing information to, or testifying before, any public body conducting an investigation, hearing, or inquiry, if the employee has reasonable cause to believe that the information discloses a violation of state or federal rule or regulation, regardless of whether disclosing the information is part of the employee’s job duties:
(b) Refusing to participate in an activity that would result in a violation of state or federal statute, or a...
Whistleblower Policy. UC is committed to conducting its affairs in compliance with the law and has established a process for reporting and investigating suspected improper governmental activities. Please visit ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/uc-whistleblower/ for more information.
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Whistleblower Policy. A whistleblower as defined as a member, volunteer, committee member, or board member of an Association who reports an activity that her or she considers to be illegal or dishonest to one or more other parties specified in this policy. The whistleblower is not responsible for investigating the activityor for determining fault or corrective measures; appropriate management officials are charged with these responsibilities, Association shall adopt whistleblower policy and document the policy within appropriate bylaws and or policies.
Whistleblower Policy. Associated Person means any person associated with the Supplier who is performing services or providing goods for or on behalf of the Supplier in connection with this Agreement or who is otherwise an "associated person" under section 8 of the UK Bribery Act 2010 Authorised Representative is a person appointed to act as an authorised representative on behalf of a party for the purposes of this Agreement. Authority means any government department, local government council, government or statutory authority; or any other party under a law, which has a right to impose a requirement or whose consent is required by a legislative instrument with respect to, or in connection with, the supply of the Goods. Business Day means a day on which banks are open for general banking business in the Country and the United States of America. Claim means any claim, action, suit, demand, proceeding, notice, litigation, investigation or judgement whether based in contract, tort, under statute or otherwise.
Whistleblower Policy. Purchaser and Provider agree that ensuring that DSPs, Indirect Staff, contract staff, Independent Service Provider(s), and volunteer(s) are afforded protection under state and/or federal whistleblower protection laws is paramount to the intent of this Agreement. Provider certifies that it will comply with the provisions of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002 (SOX), which is applicable to all nonprofit organizations, as well as other state and/or federal whistleblower protection laws. The Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) requires all Providers contracting with the department under this Agreement, or any other agreement with DHHS, to adopt and implement a whistleblower policy. The policy must contain the following key elements:
Whistleblower Policy. School shall adopt and implement a whistleblower policy with specific procedures for reporting violations of organizational policy or applicable laws and must ensure that those making reports are protected from retaliation and any repercussions.
Whistleblower Policy. UC is committed to conducting its affairs in compliance with the law, and has established a process for reporting and investigating suspected improper governmental activities. Please visit ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/uc-whistleblower/ for more information.
Whistleblower Policy. It is the policy of CRDF Global that grantees, vendors and contractors are encouraged and expected to report possible violations of laws, rules and regulations, as well as fraudulent or dishonest use or misuse of CRDF Global resources or property, violations of CRDF Global’s conflict of interest policy and other serious misconduct. Reports may be made directly to CRDF Global management (who can be contacted via the main CRDF Global website ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ or via the Global Compliance hotline available at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/gcs/welcome?locale=en. All information will be treated confidentially and all complaints will be investigated by CRDF Global management and regularly reported to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. CRDF Global will not retaliate, nor will CRDF Global tolerate retaliation by any of its employees, against any grantee, vendor or contractor who makes a good faith report pursuant to this policy; even if an investigation shows that there has not been a violation.