Does the new minimum wage law prohibit retaliation against employees who assert their rights?
Yes. It also prohibits employer retaliation against people who provide assistance to employees asserting their rights. Employers who retaliate must pay an amount “sufficient to compensate the employee and deter future violations,” which amount is not less than $150 for each day that the violation continued, presumably after the employee or other person asserted their rights. The requirement to compensate retaliation victims in an amount sufficient to deter future violations is basically an automatic punitive damages requirement.
