Opinion ID: 1315738
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Heading: Guyden's Complaint

Text: Within ninety days of Aetna's termination of her employment, Guyden filed an administrative complaint with the Secretary of Labor alleging that Aetna's action had violated the SOX whistleblower protection provision, 18 U.S.C. § 1514A. Section 1514A prohibits public companies from discharg[ing] ... an employee ... because of any lawful act done by the employee ... to provide information ... regarding any conduct which the employee reasonably believes constitutes a violation of [federal securities law], when the information or assistance is provided to ... a person with supervisory authority over the employee.... 18 U.S.C. § 1514A(a)(1)(C). An aggrieved employee may file an administrative complaint with the Secretary of Labor, and if the Secretary takes no action on the complaint within 180 days, the employee may bring an action in federal district court. Id. § 1514A(b)(1). When the Secretary did not act on Guyden's administrative complaint within 180 days, she filed this action in the district court.