Missouri Senate to Vote on Whistleblower Protections for Government Employees
One of the casualties of Missouri’s SB 43 were protections for whistleblowers from employer retaliation. A Missouri Senate vote could restore some of those protections – at least for government employees. Whistleblowers were believed to be collateral damage in a wide-reaching and controversial tort-reform measure that sought to limit damages in employment discrimination lawsuits, while simultaneously raising the standard of proof in these cases. The bill, which caused an uproar