Energy Reorganization Act (ERA)
For Energy Reorganization Act (ERA), usc citation is 42 U.S.C. § 5851; filing deadline days is 180; covered industry is Nuclear energy; 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; preliminary order issued upon recommended decision of merit; private right of action is Yes; if the Secretary has not issued a final decision within 1 year after the filing of a complaint, and there is no showing that such delay is due to the bad faith of the person seeking relief, such person may bring an action at law or equity for de novo review in the appropriate district court of the United States, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- statute short name
- Energy Reorganization Act (ERA)
- usc citation
- 42 U.S.C. § 5851
- filing deadline days
- 180 verified
- covered industry
- Nuclear energy 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; preliminary order issued upon recommended decision of merit
- private right of action
- Yes; if the Secretary has not issued a final decision within 1 year after the filing of a complaint, and there is no showing that such delay is due to the bad faith of the person seeking relief, such person may bring an action at law or equity for de novo review in the appropriate district court of the United States
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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 180 days after such violation occurs, file (or have any person file on his behalf) a complaint with the Secretary of Labor (in this section referred to as the "Secretary") alleging such discharge or discrimination.
— whistleblowers.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- whistleblowers.govhttps://www.whistleblowers.gov/statutes/era_2005