50-24.8-08. Relief from retaliatory actions

50-24.8-08. Relief from retaliatory actions 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.