§ 28-14-18.1 - Relief and damages.
SECTION 28-14-18.1
§ 28-14-18.1 Relief and damages. –(a) A person who alleges a violation of this chapter may bring a civil actionfor appropriate injunctive relief or actual damages or both within one yearafter the occurrence of the alleged violation of this chapter.
(b) An action commenced pursuant to subsection (a) of thissection may be brought in the superior court for the county where the allegedviolation occurred, the county where the complainant resides, or the countywhere the person against who the civil complaint is filed resides or has his orher principal place of business.
(c) As used in subsection (a) of this section, "damages"means damages for injury or loss caused by each violation of this chapter.
(d) An employee shall show by clear and convincing evidencethat he or she or a person acting on his or her behalf was about to report tothe department verbally or in writing a violation which the employee knew orreasonably believed had occurred or was about to occur of a law or regulationof the department.