SB3468 Summary

• Amends the Whistleblower Act to define "adverse action" using the same meaning as "adverse employment action" in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including retaliatory acts after employment ends.

• Changes the standard for protected disclosures from "reasonable cause to believe" to "a reasonable or good faith belief" that disclosed information violates state or federal law.

• Expands whistleblower protections to include disclosures about past, current, or future violations by the employer or any third party, and specifies protection applies whether the agency is the employer or a third party.

• Prohibits retaliation against employees who refuse to participate in any activity that would violate municipal, county, state, or federal law or regulations, with protection covering implicit as well as explicit invitations to participate in illegal activity.

• Allows employees to request front pay as a remedy in civil actions for violations of the Whistleblower Act.