Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)

Citation: Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)
Parent Document: Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)
Jurisdiction: DC (municipal)
Effective Date: 1997-09-23
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2395626/carl-v-childrens-hospital/ ↗

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Specifically, the Council has enacted legislation to provide administrative and/or judicial remedies against an employer who: fires an employee for serving on jury duty,31 discharges an employee who seeks worker’s compensation benefits for on-the-job injury,32 lets an employee go for a wide range of discriminatory reasons,33 discharges an employee for complaining about health and safety violations,34 fires someone for filing charges against an employer who violates the employee’s right to family and medical leave,35 retaliates against a “whistleblowing” D.C. government employee who discloses to a superior, or to a public body, a violation of law or misuse of government resources,36 or discriminates against any employee for providing information in connection with an investigation of a potentially improper government contract.37

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