H.R. 10198
Federal Worker Protection Act
Summary:
• The Federal Worker Protection Act limits agencies from using nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) that restrict or chill whistleblowing by federal employees and contractors, requiring plain-language notices of protected disclosure rights on all covered NDAs.
• The bill establishes a pre-clearance process requiring agencies to submit NDA templates to the Office of Special Counsel for review and certification before use, and voids any NDA provision that conflicts with existing whistleblower protection statutes.
• Federal employees and contractors may bring civil actions in federal district court against agencies and individual officials who threaten or carry out retaliatory NDA enforcement, with available remedies including injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorney's fees.
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• The bill establishes a pre-clearance process requiring agencies to submit NDA templates to the Office of Special Counsel for review and certification before use, and voids any NDA provision that conflicts with existing whistleblower protection statutes.
• Federal employees and contractors may bring civil actions in federal district court against agencies and individual officials who threaten or carry out retaliatory NDA enforcement, with available remedies including injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorney's fees.
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