§ 4308 : PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION AGAINST L NONIMMIGRANTS

Section 214(c)(2)(8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)), as amended by sections 4302, 4303, 4303, 4306, and 4307, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

L.

 i. It is a violation of this subparagraph for an employer who has filed a petition to import 1 or more aliens as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L)to take, fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to take, a personnel action, or to intimidate, threaten, restrain, coerce, blacklist, discharge, or discriminate in any other manner against an employee because the employee—

I.

has disclosed information that the employee reasonably believes evidences a violation of this subsection, or any rule or regulation pertaining to this subsection; or

II.

cooperates or seeks to cooperate with the requirements of this subsection, or any rule or regulation pertaining to this subsection.

ii.

In this subparagraph, the term employee includes—

I.

a current employee;

II.

a former employee; and

III.

an applicant for employment.