As used in this chapter, unless it is otherwise provided or the context requires a different construction, application, or meaning: (a) “Employee” means a person who performs a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied. “Employee” includes a person employed by the Government of the […]
An employer shall not discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against an employee regarding the employee’s compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because the employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, reports or is about to report, verbally or in writing, a violation or a suspected violation of a law or […]
(a) A person who alleges a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, or actual damages, or both, within ninety days after the occurrence of the alleged violation of the provisions of this chapter. (b) An action commenced pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be brought in […]
A court rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall order, as the court considers appropriate, reinstatement of the employee, the payment of back wages, full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights, actual damages, or any combination of these remedies. A court may also award complainant all […]
A person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for a civil fine of not more than $500.00 payable to the Department of Finance.
An employer shall post notices and use other appropriate means to keep his or her employees informed of their protections and obligations under this chapter.
