Senate Bill 13 Printer's Number 846

PENNSYLVANIA, May 28 - section 4(e)(2) shall be subject to a penalty, not to exceed

$250 for each offense, to be imposed by the department.

Section 10. Remedies.

(a) Department.--The department may order an employer who is

found to be in violation of this act to do all of the following:

(1) Reinstate the employee with or without back pay.

(2) Pay the employee the amount of sick leave unlawfully

withheld.

(3) Pay the employee an additional sum in the form of an

administrative penalty. If paid sick leave was unlawfully

withheld, the administrative penalty shall be an amount equal

to the dollar amount of paid sick leave unlawfully withheld

multiplied by three, or $250, whichever is greater, not to

exceed $5,000. If the violation of this act resulted in

additional harm to an employee, such as discharge from

employment, or otherwise results in a violation of the rights

of the employee, the administrative penalty shall include an

additional sum of $500 for each day or portion of a day that

the violation occurred or continued, not to exceed $10,000.

(4) Comply with any other additional relief that the

department deems appropriate.

(b) Civil action.--The secretary, the Attorney General or

the employee may bring a civil action in a court of competent

jurisdiction against an employer or other person violating this

act and, upon prevailing and except as provided under subsection

(c) or (d), shall be entitled to collect legal or equitable

relief on behalf of the aggrieved as may be appropriate to

remedy the violation, including:

(1) Reinstatement of the employee, with or without back

pay.

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