This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis, P.C. discusses a recent decision by a federal district court in Florida holding that the Florida Whistleblower Act (FWA) only protects employees who can establish that an employer has committed an actual violation of a law, rule, or regulation. The court's decision in Graddy v. Wal-Mart Stores rejects a more lenient standard adopted by a Florida appellate court and other federal district courts in Florida that an employee with a good-faith (even if ultimately mistaken) belief that the employer violated a statute, law, or regulation can be protected under the FWA.