Opinion KENNARD, J. The California Whistleblower Protection Act (Gov. Code, § 8547 et seq.) 1 (hereafter the Whistleblower Act or the Act) prohibits retaliation against state employees who “report waste, fraud, abuse of authority, violation of law, or threat to public health” (§ 8547.1). The Act authorizes “an action for damages” to redress acts of retaliation. (§§ 8547.8, subd. (c)…
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