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SECTION 25-3-9

§ 25-3-9 Employee's remedies. – Every employee who is discharged, disciplined, or discriminated against by anyemployer in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be entitled tomaintain a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction. If judgment isrendered in the employee's favor, he or she shall be entitled to reinstatementand double the amount of back pay and allowances lost as a result of thedischarge, discipline, or discrimination, together with interest on the amountat the rate provided by law, attorneys fees, and costs and expenses of theaction.

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SECTION 25-3-9

§ 25-3-9 Employee's remedies. – Every employee who is discharged, disciplined, or discriminated against by anyemployer in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be entitled tomaintain a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction. If judgment isrendered in the employee's favor, he or she shall be entitled to reinstatementand double the amount of back pay and allowances lost as a result of thedischarge, discipline, or discrimination, together with interest on the amountat the rate provided by law, attorneys fees, and costs and expenses of theaction.

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SECTION 25-3-9

§ 25-3-9 Employee's remedies. – Every employee who is discharged, disciplined, or discriminated against by anyemployer in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be entitled tomaintain a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction. If judgment isrendered in the employee's favor, he or she shall be entitled to reinstatementand double the amount of back pay and allowances lost as a result of thedischarge, discipline, or discrimination, together with interest on the amountat the rate provided by law, attorneys fees, and costs and expenses of theaction.