NJ S608

Expands New Jersey's whistleblower protection law (P.L.1986, c.105) to prohibit employer retaliation against employees who report gross mismanagement, abuse of authority, or substantial waste of public funds by governmental entities

Defines "gross mismanagement" as a pattern of negligent or incompetent actions by a governmental employer that substantially and adversely affects operations, employees, or the accomplishment of authorized functions

Defines "abuse of authority" as a pattern of illegal, malicious, fraudulent, arbitrary, or capricious actions by a governmental employer that substantially and adversely affects entity operations or functions

Defines "substantial waste of public funds" as conduct that results or could reasonably result in the misuse, destruction, loss, or expenditure without valuable result of a substantial amount of government moneys or resources

Protects employees who disclose such conduct to supervisors or public bodies, testify in investigations, or refuse to participate in activities involving governmental waste, mismanagement, or abuse