How Do Whistleblower Laws Protect You Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Whistleblower laws protect those who report fraud, waste, and abuse to the authorities. Here\u2019s a list of cases of protections provided to federal employees: Disclosures made to those engaging in bad acts. Employees motive for reporting the bad acts. Disclosures made while the employee was off duty. Disclosures made while the employee was on duty. Whistleblower laws protect employees from the following in the event they report bad acts in the workplace . Violation of laws and regulations. Gross mismanagement. Gross waste of funds. Abuse of authority. Substantial danger to the public. The employee is protected from employees and their disclosures in reporting the bad acts of others.\xa0 Consider these conditions in reporting bad acts. \xa0 Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding. Let\u2019s go startup something today. _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: \xa0 Check out our other podcasts here: \xa0 For Investors check out: \xa0 For Startups check out: \xa0 For eGuides check out: \xa0 For upcoming Events, check out \xa0\xa0 For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group\xa0\xa0\xa0 Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .