Careworker Visa Act of 2026

(15) Whistleblower protections

(A) Prohibitions. A person may not discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, decline to hire, or in any other manner discriminate against a worker in the terms and conditions of employment because such worker—

(i) has filed a complaint, testified, assisted, or cooperated or seeks to cooperate, in an investigation or other proceeding concerning compliance with the requirements under this title or any rule or regulation pertaining to any workplace claim;

(ii) has disclosed information to any other person or entity, that the worker reasonably believes evidences a violation of this title or any rule or regulation pertaining to this title, or grounds for any workplace claim;

(iii) has assisted or participated, or has information that may assist, in any manner in a proceeding or in any other action to carry out the purposes of this title or any workplace claim;

(iv) has furnished information to the Department of Labor, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, or any Federal, State, or local regulatory or law enforcement agency relating to a violation of this title or any workplace claim, or has such information to furnish to the relevant agency; or

(v) has objected to, or refused to participate in, any activity, policy, practice, or assigned task that the worker (or other such individual) reasonably believed to be in violation of any provision of this Act or any other Act, or any order, rule, regulation, standard, or ban under any Act.

(B) Enforcement. A worker who believes that he or she has suffered a violation of subparagraph (A) may seek relief in accordance with the procedures, notifications, burdens of proof, remedies, and statutes of limitations.