{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-14-4","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126A-14-4","heading":"Remedies.","body":"(a)\tA court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to this Article, may order any one or more of the following:\n(1)\tAn injunction.\n(2)\tDamages.\n(3)\tReinstatement of the employee.\n(4)\tPayment of back wages.\n(5)\tFull reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights.\n(6)\tPayment of costs.\n(7)\tReasonable attorneys' fees.\n(8)\tAny combination of the subdivisions in this subsection.\n(b)\tIf an application for a permanent injunction is granted, the employee shall be awarded costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.\n(c)\tIf in an action for damages the court finds that the employee was injured by a willful violation of G.S. 126A-14-2, the court shall award as damages three times the amount of actual damages plus costs and reasonable attorneys' fees against the individual or individuals found to be in violation of G.S. 126A-14-1. (2026-40, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 126A. North Carolina Human Resources Act.","Article 14. Protection for Reporting Improper Government Activities."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_126A/GS_126A-14-4.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-28T06:10:56Z","sha256":"6b045cae272062503b3052d8aba80f2141df8f1f7363105a936db6f6f50ff2bd","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-14-3","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-14-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}