Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 42 : Section 12203


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 12203. Prohibition against retaliation and coercion

    (a) Retaliation
      No person shall discriminate against any individual because such
    individual has opposed any act or practice made unlawful by this
    chapter or because such individual made a charge, testified,
    assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation,
    proceeding, or hearing under this chapter.
    (b) Interference, coercion, or intimidation
      It shall be unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or
    interfere with any individual in the exercise or enjoyment of, or
    on account of his or her having exercised or enjoyed, or on account
    of his or her having aided or encouraged any other individual in
    the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by
    this chapter.
    (c) Remedies and procedures
      The remedies and procedures available under sections 12117,
    12133, and 12188 of this title shall be available to aggrieved
    persons for violations of subsections (a) and (b) of this section,
    with respect to subchapter I, subchapter II and subchapter III of
    this chapter, respectively.



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