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49 U.S.C. § 42121

Protection of employees providing air safety information

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 42121, Protection of employees providing air safety information, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490946
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A holder of a certificate under section 44704 or 44705 of this title, or a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier of such holder, may not discharge an employee or otherwise discriminate against an employee with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because the employee (or any person acting pursuant to a request of the employee)— If, in response to a complaint filed under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor determines that a violation of subsection (a) has occurred, the Secretary of Labor shall order the person who committed such violation to— Whenever any person has failed to comply with an order issued under paragraph (3), the Secretary of Labor and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall consult with each other to determine the most appropriate action to be taken, in which— In this section, the term “contractor” means—

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