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2002 Florida Code
TITLE XXXI LABOR
Chapter 448 GENERAL LABOR REGULATIONS  
PART I TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (ss. 448.01-448.105)
448.102   Prohibitions.

448.102  Prohibitions.--An employer may not take any retaliatory personnel action against an employee because the employee has:

(1)  Disclosed, or threatened to disclose, to any appropriate governmental agency, under oath, in writing, an activity, policy, or practice of the employer that is in violation of a law, rule, or regulation. However, this subsection does not apply unless the employee has, in writing, brought the activity, policy, or practice to the attention of a supervisor or the employer and has afforded the employer a reasonable opportunity to correct the activity, policy, or practice.

(2)  Provided information to, or testified before, any appropriate governmental agency, person, or entity conducting an investigation, hearing, or inquiry into an alleged violation of a law, rule, or regulation by the employer.

(3)  Objected to, or refused to participate in, any activity, policy, or practice of the employer which is in violation of a law, rule, or regulation.

History.--s. 5, ch. 91-285.

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