California Government Code

§ 53298

GOV § 53298 Effective Jan 1, 1994Div. 2 · Title 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4.5

Statute text

(a)No local agency officer, manager, or supervisor shall take a reprisal action against any employee or applicant for employment who files a complaint pursuant to Section 53297.

(b)This article is not intended to prevent a local agency from taking, directing others to take, recommending, or approving any personnel action with respect to any employee or applicant for employment if the local agency reasonably believes that the action or inaction is justified on the basis of separate evidence which shows any of the following:

(1)The employee’s complaint has disclosed information that he or she knows to be false or has disclosed information without regard for the truth or falsity thereof.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 503, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.