2004 Minnesota Statutes

     611A.036 Prohibition against employer retaliation. 

    An employer or employer's agent who threatens to discharge 
 or discipline a victim or witness, or who discharges, 
 disciplines, or causes a victim or witness to be discharged from 
 employment or disciplined because the victim or the witness is 
 subpoenaed or requested by the prosecutor to attend court for 
 the purpose of giving testimony, is guilty of a misdemeanor and 
 may be punished for contempt of court.  In addition, the court 
 shall order the employer to offer job reinstatement to any 
 victim or witness discharged from employment in violation of 
 this section, and to pay the victim or witness back wages as 
 appropriate. 

    HIST: 1986 c 463 s 9; 1994 c 636 art 7 s 1