# International Safe Container Act (ISCA) — Federal Whistleblower Protection Filing Deadlines by Statute

For International Safe Container Act (ISCA), usc citation is 46 U.S.C. §80507; filing deadline days is 60; covered industry is International shipping container safety; enforcement mechanism is Secretary of Labor investigates; if a violation is found, the Secretary may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court; court has jurisdiction to restrain violations and order appropriate relief including reinstatement with back pay; private right of action is No, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **statute short name:** International Safe Container Act (ISCA)
- **usc citation:** 46 U.S.C. §80507
- **filing deadline days:** 60 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **covered industry:** International shipping container safety _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **enforcement mechanism:** Secretary of Labor investigates; if a violation is found, the Secretary may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court; court has jurisdiction to restrain violations and order appropriate relief including reinstatement with back pay
- **private right of action:** No

## What the source says

> An employee alleging to have been discharged or discriminated against in violation of subsection (a) may file a complaint with the Secretary of Labor. The complaint must be filed within 60 days after the violation.

## Source

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

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/).