Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.

This bill (S 1856) expands whistleblower protections in New Jersey to cover government employees who report mismanagement, waste, or abuse of authority by their employer. It prohibits government employers (including all state, county, municipal, school district, and agency entities) from retaliating against employees who disclose such issues to supervisors or public bodies. Protected disclosures include violations of law, fraud, substantial waste of public funds, abuse of authority, or gross mismanagement by government employers. The law aims to safeguard employees who report problems affecting public resources, operations, or public safety without requiring them to prove the disclosure was "correct" first.