# Affordable Care Act (ACA) — Federal Whistleblower Protection Filing Deadlines by Statute

For Affordable Care Act (ACA), usc citation is 29 U.S.C. § 218C; filing deadline days is 180; covered industry is Health insurance reform; enforcement mechanism is Complaint filed with Secretary of Labor; procedures follow 15 U.S.C. § 2087(b) (CPSIA whistleblower provision); private right of action is Yes; employee may file in federal court per the procedures of 15 U.S.C. § 2087(b), recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **statute short name:** Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- **usc citation:** 29 U.S.C. § 218C
- **filing deadline days:** 180 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **covered industry:** Health insurance reform _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **enforcement mechanism:** Complaint filed with Secretary of Labor; procedures follow 15 U.S.C. § 2087(b) (CPSIA whistleblower provision)
- **private right of action:** Yes; employee may file in federal court per the procedures of 15 U.S.C. § 2087(b)

## What the source says

> Under Section 1558 of the ACA, retaliation complaints must be filed within 180 days of the adverse action, as required under 15 U.S.C. §2087(b), the whistleblower provision of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.

## Source

- https://www.whistleblowers.gov/statutes/aca

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
Part of [Federal Whistleblower Protection Filing Deadlines by Statute](https://referencesource.org/whistleblower-filing-deadlines/).