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» Chapter CHAPTER 24— CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS › Part 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
2 U.S.C. § 1317
Prohibition of intimidation or reprisal
(a) In generalIt 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) RemedyThe 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).
(Pub. L. 104–1, title II, § 208, formerly § 207, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 13; renumbered § 208, Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XI, § 1122(d)(1)(B), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1608.)Editorial NotesReferences in TextThis 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 Short Title note set out under section 1301 of this title and Tables.
Notes of Decisions
Schmidt v. United States Capitol Police Bd., 826 F. Supp. 2d 59 (D.D.C. 2011).
· cites it 2× “” 2 U.S.C. § 1317 (a). As noted in § 1401, violations of § 1317 are subject to the same exhaustion of administrative remedies before a district court has subject-matter jurisdiction over the claim.”
Fields, Beverly v. Off Eddie Johnson, 459 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2006).
· cites it 2× “§§ 206 (a)(1), (d), 207, 212(c)), and two counts of retaliation in violation of 2 U.S.C. § 1317 (a). The Office of Representative Johnson moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Fed.”
Floyd v. Off. of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 968 F. Supp. 2d 308 (D.D.C. 2013).
· cites it 2× “2 U.S.C. § 1317 (a). Attending to the language of that provision, the Representative argues that to request an accommodation is not to oppose an unlawful practice, nor to make, a charge, nor to initiate nor to participate in any proceeding under the Congressional Accountability…”
Sunday Iyoha v. Architect of the Capitol, 927 F.3d 561 (D.C. Cir. 2019).
“Compare 2 U.S.C. § 1317 ("It shall be unlawful for an employing office to intimidate, take reprisal against, or otherwise discriminate against" an employee who engages in protected activity.”
Gomez-Perez v. Potter, 553 U.S. 474 (2008).
“§411 (a)(2) (White House), and *504 provided them with an express retaliation remedy, 2 U. S. C. § 1317 ; 3 U. S. C. § 417 (a).”
Floyd v. Lee, 85 F. Supp. 3d 482 (D.D.C. 2015).
· cites it 2× “Compl. 19-21. The ADA, as incorporated by the Congressional Accountability Act, makes it unlawful to retaliate against an individual for undertaking activity protected by that statute, 2 U.”
Duncan v. Off. of Compliance, 541 F.3d 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2008).
· cites it 4× “Duncan filed a complaint with the Office of Compliance under section 207(a) of the CAA, 2 U.S.C. § 1317 (a), alleging retaliation.”
Brady v. United States Capitol Police, 200 F. Supp. 3d 208 (D.D.C. 2016).
· cites it 3× “HOWELL, Chief Judge The plaintiff, Officer Kristin Brady, brings this action against her employer, United States Capitol Police (“USCP” or “defendant”), pursuant to Section 207(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act (“CAA”), 2 U.S.C. § 1317 (a), asserting a single claim for…”
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