Whistle-blowers may have some statutory protection by receiving a (b) absolute privilege.
Explanation:
Absolute privilege is a type of common-law privilege which is meant to protect the member of the judicary/ lawmaking bodies from charges of defamation for statements made "on the floor" of their legislative bodies.
A whistle blower is a person who leaks or exposes secretive information or activity about its organization that is considered to be illegal, unethical, or not correct within a organization(i.e both Public and Private)
So,Whistle-blowers may have some statutory protection by receiving a (b) absolute privilege.