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{"text":"","historical":"Prior Codifications\n\n1981 Ed., § 1-616.16.\n\nEffect of Amendments\n\nD.C. Law 13-91 validated a previously made technical amendment in subsec. (c).\n\nD.C. Law 18-117, in subsec. (b), substituted \"An employee may bring a civil action\" for \"No civil action shall be brought\".\n\nEmergency Act Amendments\n\nFor temporary addition of subchapter, see note to § 1-615.51.\n\nLegislative History of Laws\n\nFor legislative history of D.C. Law 12-160, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 1-602.01.\n\nFor Law 13-91, see notes following § 1-602.03.\n\nFor Law 18-117, see notes following § 1-615.52.\n\nDC CODE § 1-615.56\n\nCurrent through December 11, 2012","credits":"(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1556, as added Oct. 7, 1998, D.C. Law 12-160, § 102(c), 45 DCR 5147; Apr. 12, 2000, D.C. Law 13-91, § 109(b), 47 DCR 520; Mar. 11, 2010, D.C. Law 18-117, § 2(e), 57 DCR 896.)","sections":[{"prefix":"a","text":" The institution of a civil action pursuant to § 1-615.54 shall preclude an employee from pursuing any administrative remedy for the same cause of action from the Office of Employee Appeals or from an arbitrator pursuant to a negotiated grievance and arbitration procedure or an employment contract."},{"prefix":"b","text":" An employee may bring a civil action pursuant to § 1-615.54 if the aggrieved employee has had a final determination on the same cause of action from the Office of Employee Appeals or from an arbitrator pursuant to a negotiated grievance and arbitration procedure or an employment contract."},{"prefix":"c","text":" Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, nothing in this subchapter shall diminish the rights and remedies of an employee pursuant to any other federal or District law."}],"division":{"identifier":"I","text":"Government of District."},"title":{"identifier":"1","text":"Government Organization. (Refs & Annos)"},"chapter":{"identifier":"6","text":"Merit Personnel System."},"subchapter":{"identifier":"XV-A","text":"Whistleblower Protection."},"heading":{"title":"1","chaptersection":"615","identifier":"1-615.56","catch_text":"Election of remedies."}}