This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis LLP discusses the recently enacted amendments to the Minnesota Whistleblower Act which expand the Act's reach. The Act prohibits employers from taking adverse action against employees who, in good faith, report any violations of laws or regulations, are engaged in government investigations or hearings, or refuse to obey an illegal order. The amendments expand the definitions of a good faith report to include any report that is not false or in reckless disregard for the truth, a report of alleged illegality to include planned alleged illegality, and adverse employment actions to include an employer's post-termination conduct and conduct that might dissuade an employee from making a report. The amendments, which are effective immediately, overrule decades of legal precedent in Minnesota.