{"data":{"id":"us-il/70-ilcs-3605-49","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"70 ILCS 3605/49","heading":"Disclosure of information by employees; Disciplinary Actions.","body":"(a) No disciplinary action shall be taken by the Authority against an employee in any case involving the disclosure of information by an employee that a reasonable individual believes concerns the following:\n(1) a violation of any law, rule, or regulation; or\n(2) mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.\n(b) Violation of this Section shall be a petty offense.","path":["CHAPTER 70 SPECIAL DISTRICTS","Chicago Transit Authority Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=982\u0026ChapterID=15\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:25Z","sha256":"c6e058d22658ce7a80e26ebc59890b83e92620aec9d93ffc9eb40ddf40531ff5","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/70-ilcs-3605-48","next":"us-il/70-ilcs-3605-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}