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19 Loy. Mar. L.J. 1 (2020)

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    Whistleblower Protections for Oil and Gas
           Workers Employed on the Outer
                    Continental Shelf
                        Ajeet Badesha
                      Table of Contents

   I.    Introduction
   II.   Brief History of Whistleblower Protections
   III.  H.R.2984 - Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower
         Protection Act of 2019
         a. Language of the Bill: What and Who are Protected
         b. Reasons for Introduction of the Offshore Oil and Gas
            Worker   Whistleblower     Protection  Act and   its
            Legislative History
         c. Public  Policy  Behind  the  Act  and   Similar
            Whistleblower Statutes

   IV.   Analysis of Similar Whistleblower Clauses That May Be
         Used to Further Understand and Develop the Act

         a. Clarification of Bill and Ambiguous   Language
            Through Analysis of SOX and Other Whistleblower
            Laws
         b. Framework  for Successfully Proving or Defeating a
            Claim under H.R. 2984 Based on Analysis of Similar
            Whistleblower Statutes and Clauses

   V.    Conclusion







1J.D. Member 2019, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law; B.A. 2015,
University of South Carolina.