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- Small business may comment to the Department or Small Business
Administration (SBA) without fear of retaliation regarding any:
- Audit
- On-site inspection
- Compliance assistance effort
- Other enforcement-related communication or contact by a Department
employee.
- Any employee who interferes with the ability of a small business
to comment under paragraph (a) is subject to disciplinary action. Disciplinary action may include suspension or termination from
employment with the Department.
- "Retaliation" means any action that is:
- Threatened as a means of preventing small business from
commenting;
- Taken to adversely affect a small business that has made comments
to the Department or SBA about inspection or enforcement
activities.
- Taken in an effort to reciprocate or get revenge as a result of
comments made.
- Designed to impose more rigorous compliance standards and that is
not the result of a change in law or regulation.
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