§ 7508 - Interference and retaliation - Vermont Statutes

§ 7508. Interference and retaliation

(a) A person who intentionally hinders a representative of the office acting pursuant to this chapter shall be imprisoned not more than one year, or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.

(b) A person who takes discriminatory, disciplinary or retaliatory action against an employee, resident or volunteer of a long-term care facility or agency for any communication made, or information disclosed, to aid the office in carrying out its duties and responsibilities, unless the communication or disclosure was done maliciously or without good faith, shall be imprisoned not more than one year, or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. An employee, resident or volunteer of a long-term care facility or agency may seek damages in superior court against a person who takes such action prohibited by this subsection. (Added 1989, No. 251 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)