Clean Air Act (CAA)
For Clean Air Act (CAA), usc citation is 42 U.S.C. § 7622; filing deadline days is 30; covered industry is Air quality and emissions; enforcement mechanism is Complaint filed with Secretary of Labor; Secretary investigates and issues an order on the record after notice and opportunity for public hearing; private right of action is No; review is by the Secretary's order, appealable to U.S. Court of Appeals; employee may enforce a Secretary's order in district court, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- statute short name
- Clean Air Act (CAA)
- usc citation
- 42 U.S.C. § 7622
- filing deadline days
- 30
- covered industry
- Air quality and emissions our reading
- enforcement mechanism
- Complaint filed with Secretary of Labor; Secretary investigates and issues an order on the record after notice and opportunity for public hearing
- private right of action
- No; review is by the Secretary's order, appealable to U.S. Court of Appeals; employee may enforce a Secretary's order in district court
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What the source says
Any employee who believes that he has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of subsection (a) may, within thirty days after such violation occurs, file (or have any person file on his behalf a complaint with the Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the "Secretary") alleging such discharge or discrimination.
— whistleblowers.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- whistleblowers.govhttps://www.whistleblowers.gov/statutes/caa