Title 36 — Title 36

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The State Employees Protection Act.” History: (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §1.)

As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings: (1) PUBLIC BODY. All of the following: a. A state officer, employee, agency, department, division, bureau, board, commission, council, authority, or other body in the Executive Branch of state g…

A supervisor shall not discharge, demote, transfer, or otherwise discriminate against a state employee regarding the state employee’s compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment if the state employee, reports, under oath or in the form of an affidavit, a violatio…

(a) A state employee shall bring a civil action within two years after the occurrence of the alleged violation of this chapter. (b) A civil action may be brought in Montgomery County, or in the county in which the supervisor against whom the civil complaint is filed resides. Hist…

A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to this chapter, may order, where appropriate, payment of back wages, front wages, and compensatory damages, or any combination of these remedies. History: (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §5.)

This chapter does not create a new cause of action against the State of Alabama or its agencies. History: (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §6.)

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit a supervisor from disciplining, discharging, transferring, or otherwise affecting the terms and conditions of a state employee’s employment not connected with the conduct protected by this chapter. History: (Acts 1…