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RIN: 1218-AC79

Publication ID: 2012

Title: ●Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010
Abstract: OSHA is proposing to promulgate procedures for the handling and investigation of retaliation complaints pursuant to Section 1558 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the Affordable Care Act or ACA). This section established a new whistleblower protection statute to be administered by OSHA that provides protection from retaliation to employees in the health care industry who engage in protected activities under the ACA. Pursuant to the statute,the procedures will follow those enacted under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, 15 U.S.C. 2087(b), including remedies and legal burdens of proof provisions. Promulgation of a regulation is necessary to govern whistleblower investigations conducted under the new statute.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1984
Legal Authority: 29 USC 218C, FLSA sec 18C PL 111-148, sec 1558, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	03/00/2013

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Duplicate of 1218-AC55, Split from 1218-AC58
Agency Contact: Laura Seeman Division Chief, Field Operations, Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., FP Building, Room N-4624, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-2199 Email: seeman.laura@dol.gov