(a) An employer shall not discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against an employee regarding the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because the employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, reports or is about to report, verbally or in writing, a violation or a suspected violation of this chapter, regulation or rule promulgated pursuant to law of this territory or the United States to a public body, unless the employee knows that the report is false, or because an employee is requested by a public body to participate in an investigation, hearing or inquiry held by that public body, or a court action.
(b) In addition to the remedies provided in sections 453 through 455 of this chapter, a person who alleges a violation of this section may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, or actual damages, or both, within ninety days after the occurrence of the alleged violation of the provisions of this section.
(c) An action commenced pursuant to subsection (b) of this section may be brought in the Superior Court division where the alleged violation occurred, the Superior Court division where the complainant resides, or the division where the person against whom the civil complaint is filed resides or has his principal place of business.
(d) As used in subsection (b) of this section, “damages” means damages for injury or loss caused by each individual violation of the provisions of this section, including reasonable attorney fees.
(e) An employee shall show by a preponderance of the evidence that he or a person acting on his behalf was about to report or did report, verbally or in writing, a violation or a suspected violation of this chapter, or the law of the United States, to a public body.