48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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3 sections with “compensatory and exemplary damages”

  • FAR 3.907-6 Remedies and enforcement authority.
    …the person held before the reprisal, together with the compensation (including back pay), compensatory damages, employment benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment that would apply to the person in that position if the reprisa…
  • DFARS 203.906 Remedies.
    …nstate the person to the position that the person held before the reprisal, together with compensatory damages (including back pay), employment benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment that would apply to the person in that po…
  • FAR 3.905-2 Enforcement of orders.
    …t to this authority, the court may grant appropriate relief, including injunctive relief, compensatory and exemplary damages, and attorney fees and costs. The complainant employee upon whose behalf an order was issued may also file such an …

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.