Sec. 8. (a) An employee who has been discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or otherwise discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment by the employee's employer because the employee:
(1) objected to an act or omission described in section 2 of this chapter; or
(2) initiated, testified, assisted, or participated in an investigation, an action, or a hearing under this chapter;
is entitled to all relief necessary to make the employee whole.
(b) Relief under this section may include:
(1) reinstatement with the same seniority status the employee would have had but for the act described in subsection (a);
(2) two (2) times the amount of back pay owed the employee;
(3) interest on the back pay owed the employee; and
(4) compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the act described in subsection (a), including costs and expenses of litigation and reasonable attorney's fees.
(c) An employee may bring an action for the relief provided in this section in any court with jurisdiction.
As added by P.L.222-2005, SEC.23.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 5. State and Local Administration
Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds
Chapter 5.5. False Claims and Whistleblower Protection
5-11-5.5-2. False Claims; Civil Penalty; Reduced Penalty for Certain Disclosures
5-11-5.5-6. Compensation to Complainant; Exceptions and Modifications
5-11-5.5-7. Lack of Jurisdiction Over Certain Civil Actions Brought by Individual
5-11-5.5-8. Relief for Whistleblowers
5-11-5.5-9. Service of Subpoena; Statute of Limitations; Burden of Proof; Estoppel
5-11-5.5-10. Civil Investigative Demands; Procedure
5-11-5.5-11. Civil Investigative Demands; Specificity and Contents; Time Periods
5-11-5.5-12. Civil Investigative Demands; Protections From Disclosure; Objections
5-11-5.5-13. Civil Investigative Demands; Service
5-11-5.5-14. Civil Investigative Demands; Response
5-11-5.5-16. Civil Investigative Demands; Sanctions for Failure to Comply; Protective Orders
5-11-5.5-17. Civil Investigative Demands; Confidentiality of Responses
5-11-5.5-18. Application of Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure