[§398-27]  Notice of right to sue andemployee remedies.  (a)  The department may issue a notice of right tosue.  Within ninety days after the receipt of a notice of right to sue, thecomplainant may bring a civil action under this chapter.  The department mayintervene in a civil action brought pursuant to this chapter if the case is ofgeneral importance.

(b)  An action by an employee to enforce theprovisions of this chapter may be maintained in any court of competentjurisdiction by any one or more employees for and in behalf of oneself orthemselves, or the employee or employees may designate an agent orrepresentative to maintain the action.

(c)  The court in any action brought under thissection, in addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff or plaintiffs,shall allow costs of action, including costs of fees of any nature, andreasonable attorney's fees, to be paid by the defendant.

(d)  The court also may provide injunctiverelief in appropriate circumstances. [L 1995, c 154, pt of §3]