Source: https://code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/sections/2-223.01.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 20:32:03+00:00

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D.C. Law Library - § 2–223.01. Definitions.
↪ Subchapter XII. Employees of District Contractors and Instrumentality Whistleblower Protection.
Subchapter XII. Employees of District Contractors and Instrumentality Whistleblower Protection.
(1) “Contract” means any contract for goods or services between the District government and another entity but excludes any collective bargaining agreement.
(2) “Contributing factor” means any factor which, alone or in connection with other factors, tends to affect in any way the outcome of the decision.
(C) Any person who is a security officer and is or was employed in that capacity by a person who or entity that provides security services.
(4) “Illegal order” means a directive to violate or to assist in violating a federal, state, or local law, rule, or regulation.
(5) “Instrumentality” means a quasi-governmental entity that operates in part with District funds, including, but not limited to, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, established by § 34-2202.02(a); the Health and Hospitals Public Benefits Corporation, established by Chapter 11 of Title 44; the Public Service Commission, established by § 34-801; the Washington Convention and Sports Authority established by § 10-1202.04; the Committee to Promote the District of Columbia; the National Capital Revitalization Corporation, established by § 2-1219.02 [repealed]; and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, established by subchapter IV of Chapter 11 of Title 9.
(6) “Prohibited personnel action” includes but is not limited to: recommended, threatened, or actual termination, demotion, suspension, or reprimand; involuntary transfer, reassignment or detail; referral for psychiatric or psychological counseling; failure to hire or promote or take other favorable personnel action; or in any other manner retaliating against an employee because that employee has made a protected disclosure or refuses to comply with an illegal order, as those terms are defined in this section.
(E) Take any other action designed to or having the effect of injuring the business or reputation of a contractor.
(E) A substantial and specific danger to the public health and safety.
(F) Any division, board, bureau, office, committee, commission or independent agency of any of the public bodies described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of this paragraph.
(8A) “Security officer” means an individual appointed under § 5-129.02, and shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2100 of Title 17 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
(B) To effectively recommend or to take remedial or corrective action for the violation of a law, rule, regulation or contract term that an employee may allege or report pursuant to this subchapter.
(10) “Whistleblower” means an employee or contractor who makes or is perceived to have made a protected disclosure as that term is defined in this section.
This section is referenced in § 1-1162.13.
D.C. Law 16-187, in par. (3), deleted “or” from the end of subpar. (A), substituted “’; or” for a period at the end of subpar. (B), and added subpar. (C); added par. (8A); and, in par. (9), substituted “District instrumentality, a District government contractor, or a person who or entity that employs security officers” for “District instrumentality or by a District government contractor”.
D.C. Law 18-111, in par. (5), substituted “Washington Convention and Sports Authority” for “Washington Convention Center Authority”.
D.C. Law 18-117 added par. (6A); and, in par. (10), substituted “an employee or contractor” for “an employee”.
For temporary addition of subchapter V 1981 Ed., see §§ 202-208 of the Whistleblower Reinforcement Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-400, July 13, 1998, 45 DCR 5158), and see §§ 202-208 of the Whistleblower Reinforcement Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-464, October 28, 1998, 45 DCR 7821).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2082(c) of Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Second Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-207, October 15, 2009, 56 DCR 8234).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2082(c) of Fiscal Year Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-260, January 4, 2010, 57 DCR 345).
For whistleblower protection for employees of contracts and instrumentalities, see § 2-223.01 et seq.

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