
Introduction to Whistleblower Protections Whistleblower protections now form the backbone of modern workplace justice and give employees safe ways to report misconduct without retaliation fears. A 2007 PricewaterhouseCoopers study revealed that whistleblowers uncovered 43% of corporate fraud cases, while professional auditors detected only 19%. The roots of these protections run deep in American history. The Continental Congress enacted the first