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2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 40.1 - Mental health, retardation, and hospitals
CHAPTER 40.1-27 - Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities
§ 40.1-27-7 - Non-retaliation or discrimination.
SECTION 40.1-27-7
§ 40.1-27-7 Non-retaliation or discrimination. – A program which discharges, discriminates, or retaliates against a person who makes a report, testifies, or is about to testify in any proceeding, shall be liable to the person so discharged, discriminated, or retaliated against, for treble damages, costs, and attorneys' fees.
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