HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(E)(1) AN EMPLOYER OF AN INDIVIDUAL FILING A

COMPLIANT UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL NOT SUSPEND, DEMOTE,
TERMINATE, OR TAKE ANY OTHER ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST THAT
INDIVIDUAL AS A RESULT OF THE FILING OF THE COMPLAINT DURING
THE PERIOD PRIOR TO FINAL DISPOSITION OF THE COMPLAINT. THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH DO NOT PREVENT AN EMPLOYER FROM
SUSPENDING, DEMOTING, TERMINATING, OR TAKING ANY OTHER
ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST THAT INDIVIDUAL AS TO ANY OTHER
MATTER OR OCCURRENCE SUBSEQUENT AND NOT RELATED TO THE
COMPLAINT UPON GOOD CAUSE SHOWN.

(2) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY BE

ENFORCED BY INJUNCTION IN ANY CIRCUIT COURT OF THIS STATE.

12G.

(a) (1) Unless a disclosure is specifically prohibited
by law, an appointing authority may not take or refuse to
take a personnel action with respect to an employee or
applicant for employment as a reprisal for any disclosure of
information, OR FOR SEEKING OF ANY REMEDY PROVIDED BY THIS
SUBTITLE, by the employee or applicant for classified
employment which DISCLOSURE the employee or applicant
reasonably believes evidences:

(i) A violation of any law, rule, or
regulation;

(ii) Gross mismanagement, gross waste of
funds, or abuse of authority; or

(iii) A substantial and specific danger to
public health or safety.

(2) This subtitle provides remedies which are
supplemental to ordinary State employee grievance procedures
prescribed by this article and rules and regulations
promulgated thereto.

(3) This section does not prohibit any personnel
action which otherwise would have been taken regardless of
any disclosure of information.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved June 1, 1982.

CHAPTER 591
(Senate Bill 1120)