Whistleblower is a person who expose of information that is either unethical or illegal within an organization. The whistleblower protection law was enable in 1977 by the Continental Congress after two people suffered retaliation(Bass & Basile,2014,p.202). However, the way the whistleblower is protect vary depending on the stat that the employee is filing the claim. For example, Tennessee has two distinct whistleblower statutes that protect the employees against retaliation and also encourage them to speak out. Tenn. Code Section: which “Allows whistleblowers to bring “qui tam” actions against an employer that has defrauded the government” (Tennessee Whistleblower Laws,n.d.).Tenn. Code Section 50-3-409 which “Protects public and private employees
