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If you are a public employee, this law prohibits your employer from discharging or discriminating against you for exercising your rights under the Public Employee Safety and Health Law.
Your complaint must be filed within 30 days of receiving knowledge of the discrimination or discharge.
*If you are a private-sector employee, this law does not apply to you. To make a complaint of safety and health violations, contact the Occupation Safety and Health Administration.
If you are a public employee, your employer may not discharge or otherwise discriminate against you for filing a request with the department, instituting or causing to be instituted any action or proceeding relating to occupational safety and health matters, testifying in such a matter, refusing to perform tasks which represent a danger of serious injury or death, or for exercising any other right related to the law.