47-852. Employer retribution for reporting; prohibition; remedy. - Kansas Statutes

47-852

Chapter 47.--LIVESTOCK AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS Article 8.--REGISTRATION OF VETERINARIANS

      47-852.   Employer retribution for reporting; prohibition; remedy.(a) No employer shall discharge or otherwise discriminateagainst any employee for making any report pursuant to K.S.A.47-847 or 47-848, andamendments thereto.

      (b)   Any employer who violates the provisions of subsection (a) shall beliable to the aggrieved employee for damages for any wages or otherbenefits lost due to the discharge or discrimination plus a civil penaltyin an amount not exceeding the amount of such damages. Such damages andcivil penalty shall be recoverable in an individual action brought by theaggrieved employee. If the aggrieved employee substantially prevails onany of the allegations contained in the pleadings in an action allowed bythis section, the court, in its discretion, may allow the employeereasonable attorney fees as part of the costs.

      History:   L. 1989, ch. 155, § 7; July 1.