Pipeline Safety Improvement Act (PSIA)
For Pipeline Safety Improvement Act (PSIA), usc citation is 49 U.S.C. § 60129; filing deadline days is 180; covered industry is Pipeline safety; enforcement mechanism is Complaint filed with Secretary of Labor; Secretary investigates with preliminary order, then final order after hearing; de novo review available in district court if no final decision within 210 days; private right of action is Yes; if the Secretary of Labor has not issued a final decision by the date that is 210 days after the date on which the complaint was filed, and if the delay is not due to the bad faith of the employee who filed the complaint, that employee may bring an original 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
- Pipeline Safety Improvement Act (PSIA)
- usc citation
- 49 U.S.C. § 60129
- filing deadline days
- 180 verified
- covered industry
- Pipeline safety our reading
- enforcement mechanism
- Complaint filed with Secretary of Labor; Secretary investigates with preliminary order, then final order after hearing; de novo review available in district court if no final decision within 210 days
- private right of action
- Yes; if the Secretary of Labor has not issued a final decision by the date that is 210 days after the date on which the complaint was filed, and if the delay is not due to the bad faith of the employee who filed the complaint, that employee may bring an original 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
A person who believes that he or she has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of subsection (a) may, not later than 180 days after the date on which such violation occurs, file (or have any person file on his or her behalf) a complaint with the Secretary of Labor alleging such discharge or discrimination.
— whistleblowers.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- whistleblowers.govhttps://www.whistleblowers.gov/statutes/psia