In the event an employee is terminated for whistleblowing, the Dodd-Frank anti-retaliation provision allows the whistleblower to collect __________ his/her back pay as well as litigation costs, expert witness fees, and attorneys' fees.

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provides that whistleblowers who are terminated can collect double their back pay, in addition to litigation costs, expert witness fees, and attorneys' fees. This is part of the act's anti-retaliation provisions designed to protect whistleblowers from being punished for reporting violations.

In the Event an Employee Is Terminated for Whistleblowing, the Dodd-Frank