D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 4. HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATIONS |
Chapter 4-1. COMPLAINTS OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT |
Section 4-124. FREEDOM FROM REPRISAL OR INTERFERENCE
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124.1Witnesses and those who serve in EEO capacities, such as EEO Officers and EEO Counselors, or those who are involved in any other way in the EEO program or complaint process shall be free from restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination and reprisals at any stage in the presentation of a complaint at either the informal or formal phase or in the performance of their EEO-related duties.
124.2Anyone coming within the scope of § 118.1 who alleges restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal in connection with the presentation of a complaint under this section or in the performance of his or her EEO related duties, may, if an employee or applicant, have the allegation reviewed as an individual complaint of discrimination subject to applicable sections of this chapter.
124.3In order to avoid any suggestion of restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal, no information of any kind relating to a complaint of discrimination, or the fact than an employee has made an allegation of discrimination, shall be placed in the employee’s personnel records, except any personnel actions taken as a result of final order by the Director which have been upheld on appeal.