Minnesota's Whistleblower Act Protects a Report of a Legal Violation — Not Every Complaint About a Boss

Minn. Stat. § 181.932 protects six specific categories of conduct, and § 181.931, subd. 6, defines the 'report' at the center of them. Since the 2013 amendment, the only question about the reporter's good faith is whether the report was knowingly false or reckless.