(a) In addition to other remedies, any person who has been discriminated against as defined in this section may bring an action for compensatory and punitive damages in any court of competent jurisdiction. The court in such action shall award to the plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and costs of the action, in addition to any judgment in favor of the plaintiff.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the terms “because of sex” or “as to sex” include, but are not limited to:
(1) because of sexual harassment and;
(2) because of or as to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions shall be treated the same for all employment-related purposes, including receipt of benefits under disability benefit, sick leave, and medical benefit programs, as other persons not so affected but similar in their ability or inability to work, and nothing in section 460 of this chapter pertaining to bona fide occupational classifications shall be interpreted to permit otherwise.