{"id":110755,"date":"2026-05-07T08:28:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T06:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/?page_id=110755"},"modified":"2026-05-07T12:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:18:09","slug":"whistleblower-protection-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/hinweisgeberschutzgesetz\/","title":{"rendered":"WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"110755\" class=\"elementor elementor-110755\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2bec31 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2bec31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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The Whistleblower Protection Act aims to ensure comprehensive protection for whistleblowers.<\/p><p>All reports of violations are protected where they concern:<\/p><ul><li>violations of criminal law provisions;<\/li><li>violations of administrative offence provisions;<\/li><li>reports of violations of consumer protection regulations;<\/li><li>environmental protection regulations and data protection regulations;<\/li><li>the protection of life, limb or health, or the protection of employees\u2019 rights.<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>However, reports of violations only fall within the scope of the Whistleblower Protection Act if they relate to the employer or another body with which the whistleblower had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/unternehmen\/kontakt\/\">contact<\/a> in a professional context.<\/p><p>Pursuant to Section 38 of the Whistleblower Protection Act, the whistleblower is obliged to compensate for any damage resulting from an intentional or grossly negligent report or disclosure of incorrect information. 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