Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§4018 Employee protection
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 52— - EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT › § 4018
Summary
State or local school agencies that get federal funding under this part cannot fire or punish an employee for telling the public about asbestos problems in the agency’s school buildings. They may not cut pay, change job rules, worsen work conditions, or take away job benefits because an employee reported such asbestos information.
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Title 20, §4018
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No State or local educational agency receiving assistance under this subchapter may discharge any employee or otherwise discriminate against any employee with respect to the employee’s compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because the employee has brought to the attention of the public information concerning any asbestos problem in the school buildings within the jurisdiction of such agency.
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1990—Pub. L. 101–637 inserted section catchline.
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20 U.S.C. § 4018
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73