Whistleblower Protection. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted so as to impede the Employee (or any other individual) from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. The Employee does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and the Employee shall not be not required to notify the Company that such reports or disclosures have been made.
Whistleblower Protection. Pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 4712 employees of a contractor, subcontractor, or subrecipient will not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as reprisal for “whistleblowing.”
Whistleblower Protection. Recipients shall comply with U.S.C. §4712, Enhancement of Recipient and Subrecipient Employee Whistleblower Protection. This requirement applies to all awards issued after July 1, 2013 and effective December 14, 2016 has been permanently extended (Public Law (P.L.) 114-261).
Whistleblower Protection. 37. Section 1553 of Division A, Title XV of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. 111-5, provides protections individuals who make specified disclosures relating to Recovery Act funds. Any non- federal employer receiving recovery funds is required to post a notice of the rights and remedies provided under this section of the Act.
Whistleblower Protection. This Agreement is in compliance with the Defend Trade Secrets Act and provides civil or criminal immunity to any individual for the disclosure of trade secrets: (i) made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, or to an attorney when the disclosure is to report suspected violations of the law; or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit if made under seal.
Whistleblower Protection. Contractor shall not take any retaliatory action against any Subcontractor for reporting non- payment pursuant to this Sub-Section 0. Any such retaliatory action is an event of default under this Contract and is subject to the remedies set forth in Section 3.5 hereof, including termination. In addition to those remedies, any retaliatory action by a contractor may result in a contractor being deemed non-responsible for future City contracts or, if, in the sole judgment of the Chief Procurement Officer, such retaliatory action is egregious, the Chief Procurement Officer may initiate debarment proceedings against the contractor. Any such debarment shall be for a period of not less than one year.
Whistleblower Protection. This Agreement and employees working on this Agreement will be subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies in the pilot program on employee whistleblower protections established at 41 U.S.C. 4712 by section 828 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239) and FAR 3.908. The Provider shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant language of the workforce, of employee whistleblower rights and protections under 41 U.S.C. 4712, as described in section 3.908 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The Provider shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts over the simplified acquisition threshold.
Whistleblower Protection. Awardees are notified of the applicability of 41 USC § 4712, as amended by P.L. 112-239, providing protection for whistleblowers.
Whistleblower Protection. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other agreement with or policy (including without limitation any code of conduct or employee manual) of the Company, nothing herein or therein is intended to or shall (i) prohibit or restrict the Grantee or his or her attorney from reporting possible violations of federal or state law or regulation to any government agency, commission or entity, including, but not limited to, the Department of Justice, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Labor, Congress, any state Attorney General, any self-regulatory organization or any agency Inspector General (“Government Agencies”); (ii) prohibit or restrict the Grantee or his or her attorney from initiating communications directly with; responding to any inquiry from; volunteering information to; or testifying or otherwise participating in or assisting in any inquiry, investigation or proceeding brought by Government Agencies in connection with a disclosure made under a whistleblower law or regulation; (iii) prohibit or restrict the Grantee or his or her attorney from making disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal or state law or regulation; (iv) require the Grantee to provide notice to or receive authorization from the Company prior to making reports or disclosures to Government Agencies; or (v) result in a waiver or other limitation of the Grantee’s rights and remedies as a whistleblower, including to a monetary award. The Company will not take action under any agreement or policy against or sanction anyone who reports suspected violations of Company policies or any law or regulation. Furthermore, the Company prohibits retaliation against anyone who reports suspected violations of Company policies or any law or regulation.
Whistleblower Protection. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted so as to impede Executive (or any other individual) from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. Executive does not need the prior authorization of Acadia or any of the Subsidiaries to make any such reports or disclosures and Executive shall not be not required to notify the Acadia or any of the Subsidiaries that such reports or disclosures have been made.
