Illinois Compiled Statutes 740 ILCS 174 Whistleblower Act. Section 15

    (740 ILCS 174/15)

    Sec. 15. Retaliation for certain disclosures prohibited.

    (a) An employer may not retaliate against an employee who discloses information in a court, an administrative hearing, or before a legislative commission or committee, or in any other proceeding, where the employee has reasonable cause to believe that the information discloses a violation of a State or federal law, rule, or regulation.

    (b) An employer may not retaliate against an employee for disclosing information to a government or law enforcement agency, where the employee has reasonable cause to believe that the information discloses a violation of a State or federal law, rule, or regulation.

(Source: P.A. 95-128, eff. 1-1-08.)

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