[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1979.102]

[Page 205]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1979_PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS 
 
  Subpart A_Complaints, Investigations, Findings and Preliminary Orders
 
Sec. 1979.102  Obligations and prohibited acts.

    (a) No air carrier or contractor or subcontractor of an air carrier 
may discharge any employee or otherwise discriminate against any 
employee with respect to the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, 
or privileges of employment because the employee, or any person acting 
pursuant to the employee's request, engaged in any of the activities 
specified in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section.
    (b) It is a violation of the Act for any air carrier or contractor 
or subcontractor of an air carrier to intimidate, threaten, restrain, 
coerce, blacklist, discharge or in any other manner discriminate against 
any employee because the employee has:
    (1) Provided, caused to be provided, or is about to provide (with 
any knowledge of the employer) or cause to be provided to the air 
carrier or contractor or subcontractor of an air carrier or the Federal 
Government, information relating to any violation or alleged violation 
of any order, regulation, or standard of the Federal Aviation 
Administration or any other provision of Federal law relating to air 
carrier safety under subtitle VII of title 49 of the United States Code 
or under any other law of the United States;
    (2) Filed, caused to be filed, or is about to file (with any 
knowledge of the employer) or cause to be filed a proceeding relating to 
any violation or alleged violation of any order, regulation, or standard 
of the Federal Aviation Administration or any other provision of Federal 
law relating to air carrier safety under subtitle VII of title 49 of the 
United States Code, or under any other law of the United States;
    (3) Testified or is about to testify in such a proceeding; or
    (4) Assisted or participated or is about to assist or participate in 
such a proceeding.
    (c) This part shall have no application to any employee of an air 
carrier, contractor, or subcontractor who, acting without direction from 
an air carrier, contractor, or subcontractor (or such person's agent) 
deliberately causes a violation of any requirement relating to air 
carrier safety under Subtitle VII Aviation Programs of Title 49 of the 
United States Code or any other law of the United States.