California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 11.5 — Private Security ServicesArticle 4 — Private Patrol OperatorsSection 7583.46
(a)(1) It shall be a violation of Section 1102.5 of the Labor Code for a private patrol operator to discharge, demote, threaten, or in any manner discriminate against an employee in the terms and conditions of his or her employment, for disclosing information or causing information to be disclosed, to a government or law enforcement agency, when the information is related to conduct proscribed in this chapter.
(2) A private patrol operator who intentionally violates this subdivision shall be liable in an action for damages brought against him or her by the injured party.
(b) A person who believes that he or she has been discharged, demoted, threatened, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of his or her employment, because that person disclosed or caused information to be disclosed to a government or law enforcement agency, may bring a claim against the private patrol operator within three years of the date of the discharge, demotion, threat, or discrimination.
(c) Neither the bureau nor the department is responsible for resolving claims under this section.
Notes
Prohibits a private patrol operator from discharging, demoting, threatening, or otherwise discriminating against an employee for disclosing chapter-proscribed conduct to government or law enforcement, treating it as a Labor Code Section 1102.5 violation. An intentional violation creates damages liability; an affected person may sue within three years, and the bureau and department do not resolve these claims.
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