It was just part of the process.
When you came on board at any point in your career, did anyone ever inform you of any of your rights under the whistle-blower act? Did it ever get mentioned? I know that no one is going to mention the exact name of the act, but did it ever get mentioned anywhere along the line by any of the bosses or any of the people you spoke to as you went up the levels, or by anyone in HR?