{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-50-25.1-09.1","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 50-25.1-09.1","heading":"Employer retaliation prohibited - Penalty","body":"1.An employer that retaliates against an employee solely because the employee in good faith reported having reasonable cause to suspect that a child was abused or neglected, or died as a result of abuse or neglect, or because the employee is a child with respect to whom a report was made, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. It is a defense to any charge brought under this section that the presumption of good faith, described in section 50-25.1-09, has been rebutted.\n2.The employer of an individual required or permitted to report pursuant to section 50-25.1-03 which retaliates against the individual because of a report of abuse or neglect, or a report of a death resulting from child abuse or neglect, is liable to that individual in a civil action for all damages, including exemplary damages, costs of the litigation, and reasonable attorney's fees.\n3.There is a rebuttable presumption that any adverse action within ninety days of a report is retaliatory. For purposes of this subsection, an \"adverse action\" is action taken by an employer against the individual making the report or the child with respect to whom a report was made, including:\na.Discharge, suspension, termination, or transfer from any facility, institution, school, agency, or other place of employment;\nb.Discharge from or termination of employment;\nc.Demotion or reduction in remuneration for services; or\nd.Restriction or prohibition of access to any facility, institution, school, agency, or other place of employment or individuals affiliated with it.","path":["Title 50 Public Welfare","Chapter 50-25.1 Child Abuse And Neglect"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t50c25-1.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"8778d5e63c9540d111e93990a6e7f70680c36068a83acb3a75d5aaed0aa1bf1d","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-50-25.1-09","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-50-25.1-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}