# Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) — Federal Whistleblower Protection Filing Deadlines by Statute

For Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA), usc citation is 42 U.S.C. §6971; filing deadline days is 30; covered industry is Solid waste management and disposal; enforcement mechanism is Secretary of Labor investigates, provides opportunity for public hearing, makes findings of fact, and issues order requiring affirmative action to abate the violation or denying the application; order is subject to judicial review; private right of action is No, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **statute short name:** Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA)
- **usc citation:** 42 U.S.C. §6971
- **filing deadline days:** 30
- **covered industry:** Solid waste management and disposal _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **enforcement mechanism:** Secretary of Labor investigates, provides opportunity for public hearing, makes findings of fact, and issues order requiring affirmative action to abate the violation or denying the application; order is subject to judicial review
- **private right of action:** No

## What the source says

> Any employee or a representative of employees, who believe that he has been fired or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of subsection (a) of this section may, within thirty days after such alleged violation occurs, apply to the Secretary of Labor for a review of such firing or alleged discrimination.

## Source

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

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/).