Federal · Title 2 — The Congress

2 U.S.C. § 1317: Prohibition of intimidation or reprisal

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

Employers cannot intimidate, retaliate against, or discriminate against employees who oppose unlawful practices or participate in related legal proceedings. Violations may be remedied through legal or equitable remedies.

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It shall be unlawful for an employing office to intimidate, take reprisal against, or otherwise discriminate against, any covered employee because the covered employee has opposed any practice made unlawful by this chapter, or because the covered employee has initiated proceedings, made a charge, or testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in a hearing or other proceeding under this chapter. The remedy available for a violation of subsection (a) shall be such legal or equitable remedy as may be appropriate to redress a violation of subsection (a).

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