Which of the following statements best describes the activities of a whistle-blower?
A) An employee is unhappy because his company is downsizing.
B) An employee tells the Consumer Product Safety Commission his company falsified safety reports on a child's car seat.
C) A salesperson for a company finds out that a member of his softball team, who works for another firm, "borrowed" some wheelbarrows from that firm to use for his personal use and calls his boss.
D) An employee criticizes his employer's finance personnel to his fellow co-workers for picking the wrong stocks in his retirement fund; they lost value last year despite an upturn in the stock market.
E) An employee spends the afternoon at work studying for her test rather than counting inventory as she was supposed to be doing.

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A whistle-blower is someone who exposes information or activity within a private, public, or government organization that is deemed illegal, illicit, unsafe, or fraudulent. In this case, the employee reporting falsified safety reports to the Consumer Product Safety Commission fits the definition of whistle-blowing.

Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Activities of a Whistle-Blower