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Any person who considers that his or her employment conditions or status have been affected for having complied with the obligation to report pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall have grounds to claim damages against the party who has caused the damages.To that effect, any personnel transaction or change prejudicial to the status or conditions of employment of a person reporting abuse, such as dismissal, discharge, involuntary transfer, or reductions in pay, job benefits, or privileges, or negative evaluations, at the same time as or within six (6) months of reporting situations of abuse, institutional abuse, neglect or institutional neglect, shall constitute prima facie evidence of retaliation on the job against the person involved. History —Aug. 1, 2003, No. 177, § 72, eff. 90 days after Aug. 1, 2003.

Any person who considers that his or her employment conditions or status have been affected for having complied with the obligation to report pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall have grounds to claim damages against the party who has caused the damages.To that effect, any personnel transaction or change prejudicial to the status or conditions of employment of a person reporting abuse, such as dismissal, discharge, involuntary transfer, or reductions in pay, job benefits, or privileges, or negative evaluations, at the same time as or within six (6) months of reporting situations of abuse, institutional abuse, neglect or institutional neglect, shall constitute prima facie evidence of retaliation on the job against the person involved. History —Aug. 1, 2003, No. 177, § 72, eff. 90 days after Aug. 1, 2003.