Sec. 202. Prohibited acts
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It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, restrain, deny, or retaliate against an individual because of the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right provided under section 201, including through— discharging or in any other manner discriminating against (including retaliating against) an individual because the individual has requested, indicated an intent to request, or taken safe leave; or using the request for or use of such leave as a negative factor in an employment action.
Any adverse action (including any action described in paragraph (1)) taken against an employee in the 12 month period after an employee takes any leave for which the employee is eligible shall establish a rebuttal presumption that the action of the employer is retaliating against such employee in violation of paragraph (1). It shall be unlawful for any employer to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any individual for opposing any practice made unlawful by section 201.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any individual because such individual— has filed any charge, or has instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding, under or related to section 201; has given, or is about to give, any information in connection with any inquiry or proceeding relating to any right provided under section 201; or has testified, or is about to testify, in any inquiry or proceeding relating to any right provided under section 201.