This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis, P.C. discusses a new amendment to Colorado law prohibiting disciplinary actions against state employees who disclose information about government waste, mismanagement or abuse to a designated state whistleblower review agency. The amendment, SB 16-056, was signed by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and is the first law to provide whistleblower protection to Colorado government employees who reveal confidential information that is exempt from disclosure under Colorado law.