§ 50-24.8-08 — Relief from retaliatory actions

North Dakota § 50-24.8-08

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 50: Public Welfare
• Ch. 50-24.8: Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

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1. An employee, contractor, or agent is entitled to all relief necessary to make that
employee, contractor, or agent whole, if that employee, contractor, or agent is
discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner
discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of lawful
acts done by the employee, contractor, agent, or associated others in furtherance of
an action under this chapter or other efforts to stop one or more violations of this
chapter.
2. Relief under subsection 1 includes reinstatement with the same seniority status that
employee, contractor, or agent would have had but for the discrimination, two times
the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay, and compensation for any special
damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including litigation costs and
reasonable attorney's fees. An action under this section may be brought in the
appropriate district court for the relief provided in this subsection.
3. A civil action under this section may not be brought more than three years after the
date the retaliation occurred.