Two Former Sales Representatives of a Biotech Company Alleged the Company

Two former sales representatives of a biotech company alleged the company strongly encouraged its sales force to search confidential medical records in dermatologist's offices in an attempt to find names of patients that would benefit from the use of one of the company's drugs to treat a skin disorder. After reporting this practice to the president of the company, one of the reps was fired and the other resigned after receiving a poor performance review. Both these two people sued the company, claiming they did not go along with the scheme because they objected to it as being unethical. These two sales representatives are

A) scabs.
B) cronies.
C) whistle-blowers.
D) contrarians.
E) ombudsmen.