A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 so as to prohibit reprisals against certain officers, employees, or contractors of air carriers.
Key claim: Airlines would have been barred from punishing officers, employees, or contractors who lawfully report Federal Aviation Act violations to the government, and anyone hit with that kind of retaliation could have sued.
Abstract
(S2191 · 99th Congress) Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit any reprisal by an air carrier against any officer, employee, or contractor of such carrier for the lawful disclosure to a governmental entity (whistle blowing) regarding violations of such Act. Authorizes any person aggrieved by such a reprisal to bring a civil action. Latest action (1986-03-13): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Why this matters
Airlines would have been barred from punishing officers, employees, or contractors who lawfully report Federal Aviation Act violations to the government, and anyone hit with that kind of retaliation could have sued.