21 V.S.A. § 231
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§ 231. Employee rights
Official statutory text
(a) No person shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee because the employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this chapter or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding or because of the exercise by the employee on behalf of the employee or others of any right afforded by this chapter.
(b) Any employee who believes that the employee has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of this section may, within 30 days after the violation occurs, file a complaint with the Commissioner alleging the discrimination. Upon receipt of the complaint, the Commissioner shall conduct an investigation of the complaint as the Commissioner deems appropriate. If, after the investigation the Commissioner determines that the provisions of this section have been violated, the Commissioner shall bring an action in any appropriate State court against the person alleged to have violated this section. In any such action, the State courts shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown, to restrain violations of subsection (a) of this section and order all appropriate relief, including rehiring or reinstatement of the employee to the employee's former position with back pay.
(c) Within 90 days after receiving a complaint filed under this section, the Commissioner shall notify the complainant of the Commissioner's determination under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Any employee who believes that the employee has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of this section may, within 30 days after the violation occurs, file a complaint with the Commissioner alleging the discrimination. Upon receipt of the complaint, the Commissioner shall conduct an investigation of the complaint as the Commissioner deems appropriate. If, after the investigation the Commissioner determines that the provisions of this section have been violated, the Commissioner shall bring an action in any appropriate State court against the person alleged to have violated this section. In any such action, the State courts shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown, to restrain violations of subsection (a) of this section and order all appropriate relief, including rehiring or reinstatement of the employee to the employee's former position with back pay.
(c) Within 90 days after receiving a complaint filed under this section, the Commissioner shall notify the complainant of the Commissioner's determination under subsection (b) of this section.
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