{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-223.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-223.05","heading":"Election of remedies.","body":"(a)\nThe institution of a civil action pursuant to § 2-223.03(a) shall preclude an employee from pursuing any administrative remedy for the same cause of action from an arbitrator pursuant to a negotiated grievance and arbitration procedure or an employment contract.\n\n(b)\nNo civil action shall be brought, pursuant to § 2-223.03(a) if the aggrieved employee has had a final determination on the same cause of action from an arbitrator pursuant to a negotiated grievance and arbitration procedure or an employment contract.","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/2-223.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b494f8b647d2ec974ea4ce6c5dca0cb6461ada057931a9b8643192db9473e9d5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-223.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-223.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}