(a) In General.—It shall be unlawful for an employing office to intimidate, take reprisal against, or otherwise discriminate against, any covered employee because the covered employee has opposed any practice made unlawful by this chapter, or because the covered employee has initiated proceedings, made a charge, or testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in a hearing or other proceeding under this chapter.
(b) Remedy.—A violation of subsection (a) may be remedied by any legal remedy available to redress the practice opposed by the covered employee or other violation of law as to which the covered employee initiated proceedings, made a charge, or engaged in other conduct protected under subsection (a).
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CHAPTER 5— EXTENSION OF CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS TO PRESIDENTIAL OFFICES
SUBCHAPTER II— EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS
§ 412. Rights and protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
§ 413. Rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
§ 414. Rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988
§ 415. Rights and protections under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
§ 416. Rights and protections relating to veterans’ employment and reemployment