Sec. 3. (a) An employee or prospective employee may bring a civil action against an
employer to enforce section 2 of this chapter.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-5-8-3
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- employer: means the state or any individual, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, business trust, or other governmental entity or political subdivision that has one (1) or more employees. See Indiana Code 22-5-8-1.5
(1) Award:
(A) actual damages; and
(B) court costs and reasonable attorney‘s fees;
to the prevailing employee or prospective employee.
(2) Enjoin further violation of this chapter.
As added by P.L.20-2020, SEC.1.
