A whistleblower is an employee that reports an employer's misconduct. There are laws that protect whistleblowers from being fired or mistreated for reporting misconduct. One of these laws is the Whistleblower Protection Act. This lesson explains the Whistleblower Protection Act and other laws that protect whistleblowers. Business Law: Help and Review / Business Courses.
disabilitynoun [ C/U ] us â /ËdÉªsÂ·ÉËbÉªlÂ·ÉªÂ·tÌ¬i/. âº a physical or mental condition that makes someone unable to act in a way that is considered usual for most people: [ C ] The law bars discrimination against those with disabilities. [ U ] The regulations apply to people unable to work because of disability.
Disability is a condition or function judged to be significantly impaired/distorted relative to the usual standard or spectrum of an individual of their group. The term is often used to refer to individual functioning, including physical impairment, sensory impairment, cognitive impairment, intellectual impairment, mental illness, and various types of chronic disease. This usage has been described by some disabled people as being associated with a medical model of disability.