PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES General Provisions: Amend Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Complaints or Information from Public Employees as to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in State Programs and Operations, so as to Change Certain Definitions to Include a Broader List of Employees, Officials, and Administrators who May Be Protected by the Provisions of This Code Section; Change the Definition of "Retaliate;" Provide for Related Matters; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes

Authors

Georgia State University Law Review

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The Act expands protection for government employees under Georgia's Whistleblower Protection Act to include all local and municipal employees. The Act, by expanding whistleblower protection, seeks to prevent government fraud, waste, and abuse. The Act also expands how a whistleblower can report fraud, waste, or abuse.

Recommended Citation

Georgia State University Law Review, PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES General Provisions: Amend Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Complaints or Information from Public Employees as to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in State Programs and Operations, so as to Change Certain Definitions to Include a Broader List of Employees, Officials, and Administrators who May Be Protected by the Provisions of This Code Section; Change the Definition of "Retaliate;" Provide for Related Matters; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, 24 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2012).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol24/iss1/16