Whistleblower Laws, Statutes & Regulations

33 U.S.C. Chapter 33

Whistleblower Section
33 U.S.C. Section 1908 – Penalties for Violations

CFR
40 CFR Part 1043

Whistleblower Section
10 U.S.C. 1034 – Antiretaliation

CFR
15 CFR Part 998

Whistleblower Section
42 U.S.C. 5851 – Employee Protection

CFR
29 C.F.R. Part 24

Whistleblower Section
12 U.S.C. 1790b – Credit Union Employee Protection Remedy
12 U.S.C. 1831j – Depository Institution Employee Protection Remedy
31 U.S.C. 5328 – Whistleblower Protections

Whistleblower Section
42 U.S.C. 1983

Whistleblower Section
42 U.S.C. 1985(2) – Conspiracy to Interfere With Civil Rights
42 U.S.C. 1983
42 U.S.C. 1988

Whistleblower Section
5 U.S.C. 2302 – Prohibited Personnel Practices
5 U.S.C. 1211 – Office of Special Counsel Establishment
5 U.S.C. 1212 – Powers and Functions of the Office of Special Counsel
5 U.S.C. 1213 – Provisions Relating to Disclosures of Violations of Law, Gross Mismanagement, and Certain Other Matters – Office of the Special Counsel
5 U.S.C. 1214 – Investigation of Prohibited Personnel Practices – Corrective Action
5 U.S.C. 1215 – Disciplinary Action – Office of the Special Counsel
5 U.S.C. 1218 – Annual Report – Office of the Special Counsel
5 U.S.C. 1219 – Public Information – Office of the Special Counsel
5 U.S.C. 1221 – Individual Right of Action in Certain Reprisal Cases – Office of the Special Counsel
5 U.S.C. 1222 – Availability of Other Remedies

CFR
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board Regulations

Whistleblower Section
10 U.S.C. 1034 – Antiretaliation

CFR
33 C.F.R. Part 53

7 U.S.C. Chapter 1

Whistleblower Section
7 U.S.C. Section 26 – Commodity Whistleblower Incentives and Protection

CFR
17 CFR Part 165

Whistleblower Section
2 U.S.C. 1317

15 U.S.C. Chapter 47

Whistleblower Section
15 U.S.C. Section 2087 – Whistleblower Protection

CFR
29 CFR Part 1983

Whistleblower Section
18 U.S.C. 1833(b)

Whistleblower Section
10 U.S.C. 2409

16 U.S.C. Chapter 35

Whistleblower Section
16 U.S.C. Section 1540 – Penalties and Enforcement

CFR
50 CFR Part 402

Whistleblower Section
41 U.S.C. 4712

42 U.S.C. Section 7401 – Clean Air Act
42 U.S.C. Section 300j-9(i) – Safe Drinking Water Act
42 U.S.C. Chapter 82 – Solid Waste Disposal
26 U.S.C. Section 9507 – Superfund
15 U.S.C. Chapter 53 – Toxic Substances
33 U.S.C. Chapter 26 – Water Pollution

Whistleblower Section
42 U.S.C. Section 7622 – Clean Air Act Employee Protection
42 U.S.C. Section 300j-9 – Safe Drinking Water Act General Provisions
42 U.S.C. Section 6971 – Solid Waste Disposal Employee Protection
42 U.S.C. Section 9610 – Superfund Employee Protection
15 U.S.C. Section 2622 – Toxic Substances Employee Protection
33 U.S.C. Section 1367 – Water Pollution Employee Protection

CFR
29 CFR Part 24

Whistleblower Section
31 U.S.C. 3729 – False Claims
31 U.S.C. 3730 – Civil Actions for False Claims
31 U.S.C. 3731 – False Claims Procedure
31 U.S.C. 3732 – False Claims Jurisdiction

CFR
39 CFR Part 962

Whistleblower Section
Federal Acquisition Regulation

CFR
48 C.F.R. Subpart 9.900

Whistleblower Section
5 U.S.C.A. 2303 – Prohibited Personnel Practices in the FBI

CFR
28 C.F.R. Part 27
FBI Factsheet (PDF)

Whistleblower Section
12 U.S.C. 4201 – Filing of Confidential Declarations by Private Persons
12 U.S.C. 4202 – Contents of Declarations
12 U.S.C. 4203 – Confidentiality of Declarations
12 U.S.C. 4204 – Ineligibility to File Valid Declarations
12 U.S.C. 4205 – Rights of Declarants, Participation in Actions, Awards
12 U.S.C. 4206 – Rights of Declarants, Notifications, Government Accountability
12 U.S.C. 4207 – Unreviewed Declarations, Petition to Pursue Action as a Private Contractor
12 U.S.C. 4208 – Nonreviewability of Action by Attorney General
12 U.S.C. 4209 – Financial Institution Information Award Fund
12 U.S.C. 4210 – Sources of Payments to Declarants

16 U.S.C. Section 742a

Whistleblower Section
16 U.S.C. Section 742l – Enforcement Authority for the Protection of Fish and Wildlife Resources

CFR
43 CFR Part 24

Whistleblower Section
21 U.S.C. 399d

CFR
29 C.F.R. Part 1987

15 U.S.C. Section 78dd – Prohibited Foreign Trade Practices by Issuers
15 U.S.C. Section 78m – Periodical and Other Reports

Whistleblower Section
15 U.S.C. Section 78ff – Penalties

CFR
17 CFR Part 240
17 CFR Part 241
17 CFR Part 249

Whistleblower Section
5 U.S.C. 552

CFR
DOJ Guide to the Freedom of Information Act

Whistleblower Section
26 U.S.C. 7623

CFR
IRM 25.2.1 – General Operating Division Guidance for Working Whistleblower Claims
IRM 25.2.2 – Whistleblower Awards
IRM 25.2.11 – Guidance for SB/SE Campus Classifiers for Classifying Whistleblower Claims

16 U.S.C. Section 3372

Whistleblower Section
16 U.S.C. Section 3375 – Enforcement

CFR
7 CFR Part 357

Whistleblower Section
5 U.S.C. 7211

Whistleblower Section
18 U.S.C. 1031(h) – Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Provision

Whistleblower Section
30 U.S.C. 815(c) – Nonretaliation Provision

CFR
29 CFR Part 2700

49 U.S.C. Subtitle VI Chapter 301 Part A

Whistleblower Section
49 U.S.C. Section 30172 – Whistleblower Incentives and Protections

CFR
49 CFR Part 571

Whistleblower Section
49 U.S.C. 30171 – Protection of Employees Providing Motor Vehicle Safety Information
49 U.S.C. 30172 – Whistleblower Incentives and Protections

CFR
29 C.F.R. Part 1988
49 C.F.R. Part 513
49 C.F.R. Part 513 (PDF Version)

Whistleblower Section
6 U.S.C. 1142 – Public Transportation Employee Protections

CFR
29 C.F.R. Part 1982

Whistleblower Section
18 U.S.C. 1513(e) – Retaliating Against a Witness, Victim, or an Informant

Whistleblower Section
29 U.S.C. 660(c) – Nonretaliation Provision

CFR
29 C.F.R. Part 1977

Whistleblower Section
29 U.S.C. 218c

CFR
29 CFR Part 1984

Whistleblower Section
49 U.S.C. Section 60142
49 U.S.C. Section 60129 – Protection of Employees Providing Pipeline Safety Information

CFR
29 CFR Part 18
29 CFR Part 1981

Whistleblower Section
Executive Order 12731

CFR
5 C.F.R. 2635.101
57 Federal Register 35006

Whistleblower Section
5 U.S.C. 552(a)

CFR
DOJ Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974

Whistleblower Section
42 U.S.C. 1988

Whistleblower Section
50 U.S.C. 3234

Whistleblower Section
46 U.S.C. 2114

CFR
29 C.F.R. Part 1986

Whistleblower Section
18 U.S.C. 1961 – Definitions
18 U.S.C. 1962 – Prohibited Activities
18 U.S.C. 1964 – Civil Remedies

CFR
DeGuelle v. Camilli – Permitting Whistleblower to File a Civil RICO Case Based on Violations of 1514(e)

Whistleblower Section
49 U.S.C. 20109 – Employee Protections

CFR
29 C.F.R. Part 1982

15 U.S.C. Chapter 98

Whistleblower Section
18 U.S.C. Section 1514A – Civil Action to Protect Against Retaliation in Fraud Cases
15 U.S.C. 78j-1(m)(4) – Audit Requirements
15 U.S.C. 7245 – Rules of Professional Responsibility for Attorneys

CFR
29 CFR Part 1980
29 CFR Part 18
17 CFR Part 205

15 U.S.C. Chapter 28

Whistleblower Section
15 U.S.C. Section 78u-6 – Securities Whistleblower Incentives and Protection

CFR
17 CFR Part 240
17 CFR Part 249

30 U.S.C. Chapter 25

Whistleblower Section
30 U.S.C. Section 1293 – Employee Protection

CFR
30 CFR Part 865

Whistleblower Section
49 U.S.C. 31101 – Definitions
49 U.S.C. 31105 – Employee Protections

CFR
29 C.F.R. Part 1978
29 C.F.R. Part 1986

Whistleblower Section
49 U.S.C. 42121

CFR
29 C.F.R. Part 1979