Section 36-26A-1 – Short Title.

Section 36-26A-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The State Employees Protection Act.” (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §1.)

Section 36-26A-2 – Definitions.

Section 36-26A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings: (1) PUBLIC BODY. All of the following: a. A state officer, employee, agency, department, division, bureau, board, commission, council, authority, or other body in the Executive Branch of state government. b. An agency, board, commission, council, member, or […]

Section 36-26A-3 – Discharge for Reporting Violation of Law Prohibited.

Section 36-26A-3 Discharge for reporting violation of law prohibited. A supervisor shall not discharge, demote, transfer, or otherwise discriminate against a state employee regarding the state employee’s compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment if the state employee, reports, under oath or in the form of an affidavit, a violation of a law, a regulation, […]

Section 36-26A-4 – Limitations; Venue.

Section 36-26A-4 Limitations; venue. (a) A state employee shall bring a civil action within two years after the occurrence of the alleged violation of this chapter. (b) A civil action may be brought in Montgomery County, or in the county in which the supervisor against whom the civil complaint is filed resides. (Acts 1994, No. […]

Section 36-26A-5 – Remedies.

Section 36-26A-5 Remedies. A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to this chapter, may order, where appropriate, payment of back wages, front wages, and compensatory damages, or any combination of these remedies. (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §5.)

Section 36-26A-6 – Sovereign Immunity.

Section 36-26A-6 Sovereign immunity. This chapter does not create a new cause of action against the State of Alabama or its agencies. (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §6.)

Section 36-26A-7 – Conduct Not Protected.

Section 36-26A-7 Conduct not protected. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit a supervisor from disciplining, discharging, transferring, or otherwise affecting the terms and conditions of a state employee’s employment not connected with the conduct protected by this chapter. (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §7.)