§ 5-11-5.7-8 — Entitled relief for employees, contractors, or agents; three year limitation

Indiana § 5-11-5.7-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 11: ACCOUNTING FOR PUBLIC FUNDS
• Ch. 5.7: Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection

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(a) An employee, contractor, or agent who has
been discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or
otherwise discriminated against in the terms and conditions of
employment because of lawful acts done by the employee, contractor,
agent, or associated others to:
(1) object to or otherwise stop an act or omission described in
section 2 of this chapter;
(2) initiate, testify, assist, or participate in an investigation, an
action, or a hearing; or
(3) perform any other lawful act in furtherance of other efforts to
stop one (1) or more violations under this chapter;
is entitled to all relief necessary to make the employee, contractor, or
agent whole.
(b) Relief under this section must include:
(1) reinstatement with the same seniority status the employee,
contractor, or agent would have had but for the act described in
subsection (a);
(2) two (2) times the amount of back pay;
(3) interest on the back pay; and
(4) compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of
the act described in subsection (a), including costs and expenses
of litigation and reasonable attorney's fees.
(c) An employee, contractor, or agent may bring an action for the
relief provided in this section in any court with jurisdiction.
(d) A civil action under this section may not be brought more than
three (3) years after the date the retaliation occurred.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2014, SEC.9.