Prohibition of Penalties Against Obligor Imposed by Payor

Prohibition of Penalties Against Obligor Imposed by Payor. No payor shall discharge, discipline, refuse to hire or otherwise penalize any obligor because of the duty to withhold income or because of any obligation such income withholding imposes against the employer. Any employer who violates this section shall be liable in a civil action, action for contempt or other appropriate proceeding to such employee or individual for damages due to wages and employment benefits lost by the employee or individual from the time of the unlawful discipline, suspension, refusal to hire or discharge to the period of reinstatement, and an additional penalty of up to one-thousand dollars. Source: PL 14-34, § 20, modified; redesignated by PL 20-22 § 5 (Oct. 6, 2017). Commission Comment: The Commission deleted figures that were repetitious of words in the section above pursuant to its authority by 1 CMC § 3806(e). In codifying PL 20-22, the Commission renumbered 8 CMC § 1588 pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a).