# Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act
> **Occupational Safety and Health Administration** · Interim final rule; request for comments. · Published 2013-02-27 · Effective 2013-02-27 · 78 FR 13222
## Document
- **Document number:** 2013-04329
- **Category:** osha-workplace-safety
- **Sub-agency:** Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 78 FR 13222
- **CFR reference:** 29 CFR 1984
- **Publication date:** 2013-02-27
- **Effective date:** 2013-02-27
- **DOL docket:** Docket Number OSHA-2011-0193
## Abstract

This document provides the interim final regulations governing the employee protection (whistleblower) provision of section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act, which added section 18C of the Fair Labor Standards Act, to provide protections to employees of health insurance issuers or other employers who may have been subject to retaliation for reporting potential violations of the law's consumer protections (e.g., the prohibition on denials of insurance due to pre-existing conditions) or affordability assistance provisions (e.g., access to health insurance premium tax credits). This interim rule establishes procedures and time frames for the handling of retaliation complaints under section 18C, including procedures and time frames for employee complaints to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), investigations by OSHA, appeals of OSHA determinations to an administrative law judge (ALJ) for a hearing de novo, hearings by ALJs, review of ALJ decisions by the Administrative Review Board (ARB) (acting on behalf of the Secretary of Labor), and judicial review of the Secretary's final decision.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/02/27/2013-04329/procedures-for-the-handling-of-retaliation-complaints-under-section-1558-of-the-affordable-care-act)
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