Proposal to Expand Whistleblower Protections for ARRA Workers

The legislation page of the IGNET web site reports on a proposed change to whistleblower protection laws:

S. 1745-Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S.1745 expands the whistleblower provisions under Section 1553 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5) (ARRA) that cover whistleblowing reprisal allegations by state, local, and contractor employees whose employers receive covered stimulus funds. S. 1745 would amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 265) to expand protections to employees of private contractors or grantees who receive funds or property from the Federal Government.