CLIENT ALERT: U.S. Court of Appeals Confirms Circuit Split on Whether Whistleblower Laws Require Intent to Retaliate

03.06.2017

Several federal whistleblower laws contain a peculiar burden of proof provision.  Under these laws, a plaintiff who believes he has been retaliated against needs only to prove that his protected whistleblowing was a “contributing factor” in the adverse personnel action.

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