Whether a public employer may legally retaliate against an employee for making good faith reports of workplace misconduct and potential HIPAA violations

Multiple Retaliations by a Human Services Agency 1. Can a supervisor or an agency legally retaliate against an employee (by quickly ‘flipping’ the employee’s ‘good faith’ report) for reporting HIPAA Violations and then turn around and blame that employee for the same report? 2. Can a supervisor or an agency legally retaliate (by quickly ‘flipping’ and creating a ‘quick charge’) against an employee for reporting in ‘good faith’ targeting and harassment, physical assaults and a hostile working environment, (which stemmed or was indirectly influenced by the employee’s ‘good faith’ report of the HIPAA Violations stated above? 3. Can an agency be held legally accountable for a client, (who has emotional or behavioral challenges, but basically knows what he is doing) who was accused or reported several times as targeting and harassing, discriminating Page i of xi against and const