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§1317 Prohibition of Intimidation or Reprisal
Title 2 › Chapter 24— CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY › Subchapter II— EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS › Part A— Employment Discrimination, Family and Medical Leave, Fair Labor Standards, Employee Polygraph Protection, Worker Adjustment and Retraining, Employment and Reemployment of Veterans, and Intimidation › § 1317
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Employing offices must not threaten, punish, or treat covered employees badly for opposing unlawful practices or for bringing or taking part in complaints or proceedings; courts may order any legal or fair remedy to fix violations.
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Title 2, §1317
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(a)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.
(b)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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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 104–1, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 3, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1301 of this title and Tables.
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2 U.S.C. § 1317
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Apr 3, 2026
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