{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-223.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-223.02","heading":"Prohibitions.","body":"(a)\nA supervisor shall not threaten to take or take a prohibited personnel action or otherwise retaliate against an employee because of the employee’s protected disclosure or because of an employee’s refusal to comply with an illegal order.\n\n(b)\nA District government official or employee having the responsibility to evaluate, award, authorize payments, terminate, or otherwise administer a contract for goods or services between the District government and a contractor shall not threaten to take or take a prohibited procurement action against a contractor, or a contractor competing for a contract, based wholly or in part on a protected disclosure made by an employee, officer, or owner of the contractor to a public body.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 2. Government Contracts and Business Development.","Subchapter XII. Employees of District Contractors and Instrumentality Whistleblower Protection."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-223.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"496a0f9754a345dfc8f5ef94f736bf33191aa17101414d9becb5265e62d4fce0","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-223.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-223.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}