(a) An employee, contractor, or agent is entitled to all relief necessary to make that employee, contractor, or agent whole if that employee, contractor, or agent is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of lawful acts done by the employee, contractor, agent, or associated others in furtherance of an action under this chapter or other efforts to stop one or more violations of this chapter.
(b) Relief under paragraph (a) shall include reinstatement with the same seniority status that the employee, contractor, or agent would have had but for the discrimination, two times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay, and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including litigation costs and reasonable attorney fees.
(c) A civil action under this section may not be brought more than three years after the date when the retaliation occurred.
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Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims
Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State
Section 15C.02 — Liability For Certain Acts.
Section 15C.04 — Responsibilities Of Prosecuting Attorney.
Section 15C.06 — Prosecuting Attorney Intervention; Motion To Extend Time; Unsealing Of Complaint.
Section 15C.07 — Service Of Unsealed Complaint And Response By Defendant.
Section 15C.08 — Prosecuting Attorney And Private Party Roles.
Section 15C.09 — Stay Of Discovery; Extension.
Section 15C.10 — Court-imposed Limitation Upon Participation Of Private Plaintiff In Action.
Section 15C.11 — Limitation Of Actions; Remedies.
Section 15C.12 — Award Of Expenses And Attorney Fees.
Section 15C.13 — Distribution To Private Plaintiff In Certain Actions.
Section 15C.145 — Relief From Retaliatory Actions.
Section 15C.15 — Deposit Of State Funds; False Claims Account.