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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 5168 (Introduced in Senate) — To make certain antidiscrimination laws applicable to the judicial branch of the Federal Government, and for other pu... · Sec. 203

Sec. 203. Prohibition of intimidation or reprisal

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It shall be unlawful for an employing unit to intimidate, take reprisal against, or otherwise discriminate against, any covered employee— because the covered employee has opposed any practice made unlawful by this Act; or because the covered employee has— initiated proceedings; made a charge, complaint, or claim; or testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in a hearing or other proceeding, under this Act or under chapter 16 of title 28, United States Code. 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). In any proceeding involving an alleged violation of this section, the burden of proof shall be determined in accordance with section 1221(e) of title 5, United States Code, in addition to any other applicable provision. Notwithstanding section 408(b), in addition to the venue specified by section 1391 of title 28, United States Code, venue for a civil action for a claim arising under this section shall lie in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and in any judicial district located within 100 miles of any border of the judicial district in which the covered employee is, applies to be, or was, employed by an employing unit. Subsections
(a)through
(d)shall be effective 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
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