New Hampshire Revised Statutes 98-E:4 – Employees’ Remedies
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I. A public employee may seek injunctive relief or maintain a civil action, or both, to recover damages for violation of this chapter in any court of competent jurisdiction by bench or jury trial.
II. If the public employee prevails, in addition to damages the court may allow the costs of the action and such attorney’s fees as it finds to be reasonable to be paid by the defendant employer.
III. This chapter shall not alter or impair the rights of any person under a collective bargaining agreement or affect any other right or remedy provided in law.
II. If the public employee prevails, in addition to damages the court may allow the costs of the action and such attorney’s fees as it finds to be reasonable to be paid by the defendant employer.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 98-E:4
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
III. This chapter shall not alter or impair the rights of any person under a collective bargaining agreement or affect any other right or remedy provided in law.