Williams v. Johnson, No. 12-7074 (D.C. Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed suit against the District, alleging claims of retaliation under the D.C. Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA), D.C. Code 1-615.51. The jury returned a verdict finding that plaintiff's testimony before the D.C. Council regarding her department's (APRA) new software program exposed information serious enough to warrant protection under the WPA and awarded her damages. The District appealed. The court concluded that the jury's verdict finds adequate support in the record and affirmed the district court's holding that the notice provision is a procedural requirement that, having been made inapplicable to the WPA, does not limit the claims a plaintiff may bring against the District under that statute, regardless whether the underlying conduct occurred while the notice provision was in effect.
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