SACRAMENTO — Two state lawmakers say they’ll introduce legislation next month to extend whistle-blower protections to judicial branch employees.
Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, said she was surprised to learn during an October legislative hearing on the Administrative Office of the Courts that judicial workers aren’t protected by the California Whistleblower Protection Act . The statute shields executive branch workers from employer retaliation if they report illegal activities or, separately, government “waste” or incompetence that may not violate a specific law.
