State Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners v. Superior Court of Sacramento County

Opinion

KENNARD, J.

The Legislature enacted the California Whistleblower Protection Act (Gov. Code, § 8547 et seq.) (the Act) to protect the right of state employees “to report waste, fraud, abuse of authority, violation of law, or threat to public health without fear of retribution.” (§ 8547.1.) In adopting the Act, the Legislature expressly found “that public servants best serve the citizenry when they can be candid and honest without reservation in conducting the people’s business.” (Ibid.) Therefore, the Act authorizes a state employee who is the victim of whistleblower retaliation to bring…