Answer: Erin is not protected by whistleblower statute
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question, we are informed that Erin works for a dry-cleaning company that has a contract with the U.S. government and that in order to save on cleaning fluid, her boss orders her to wash some clothes that are supposed to be dry-cleaned in a washing machine.
We are further told that when the courier hired to pick up the cleaned garments arrives, Erin tells him about her boss' actions but Erin tells no one else about what is going on and is later fired.
This shows that the whistleblower statute didn't protect Erin because of her failure to inform the main party that was affected of the contract violation