{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1331.10","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 32-1331.10","heading":"Retaliation prohibited.","body":"(a)\nAn employer may not discriminate in any manner or take adverse action against any person because the person:\n(1)\nMakes an oral or written complaint with the employer or the Mayor alleging that the employer violated any provision of this subchapter or any rule issue pursuant to this subchapter;\n(2)\nBrings an action or initiates a proceeding involving a violation of this subchapter;\n(3)\nTestifies in an action authorized under this subchapter or a proceeding involving a violation of the provisions of this subchapter or any rule issued pursuant to this subchapter; or\n(4)\nAssists in an investigation by providing information to a litigant in a civil action, the Mayor, or another agency in proceedings as provided by [this] subchapter.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nA person who believes that an employer has discriminated in any manner or taken adverse action against the person in violation of this subchapter may submit to the Mayor a written complaint, signed by the complainant, that alleges the discrimination.\n(2)\nUpon receipt of a complaint, the Mayor shall conduct an investigation.","path":["Title 32. Labor.","Chapter 13. Wages and Workplace Fraud.","Subchapter II. Workplace Fraud."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/32-1331.10","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"4673757b0d8ba5265a5b22b55bf89726aef5e9d853caa753824047a9b0b0430b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1331.09","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1331.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}