Missouri Senate passes bill on government whistleblowers

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(AP) – Missouri senators have passed a bill aimed at
rolling back some provisions of a new law in order to protect government
whistleblowers.Senators voted 30-0 Thursday to send the measure to the House.

Democratic sponsor Sen. Jill Schupp says the bill would address concerns
raised with a new law that put limits on discrimination lawsuits. Schupp says that law also rolled back some protections for state employees who blow the whistle on misconduct and then face retaliation.

Schupp says her measure would restore those protections, and it would go
further by shielding any public employee from retaliation, not just staff at state agencies.

The bill also would ban the state from requiring workers to sign
confidentiality agreements when they settle legal disputes.

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