- (1) Any employee or applicant for employment deeming herself or himself injured by any act in violation of this chapter shall have a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin further violations, or to recover the actual damages sustained by the person, or both, together with the cost of suit including reasonable attorneys' fees.
- (2) The remedy provided by this section is in addition to any common law remedy or other remedy that may be available to an employee.
- (3) An employee is not required to exhaust administrative remedies before filing a civil action to enforce this chapter.
[ 2018 c 47 s 5; 2008 c 286 s 12.]