What protections are there for "whistleblowers"?

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: United States. Employment Standards Administration. Wage and Hour Division
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, 2008.
Series:Fact sheet ; #62R
Subjects:
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS101728
Description
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 9, 2008).
"January 2008."
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 unnumbered page : digital, PDF file.
Format:Mode of access: Internet at the U.S. Dept. of Labor web site. Address as of 9/9/08: http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/regs/compliance/FactSheet62/whdfs62R.pdf ; current access available via PURL.