8.35.060 Retaliatory actions prohibited.
Any of following actions taken by an employer concerning an employee may be deemed retaliatory and a violation of this chapter subject to enforcement in accordance with Section 8.35.070:
A. Discharging, reducing the compensation of, taking adverse action against or otherwise discriminating against any employee for opposing any practice proscribed by this chapter, for participating in proceedings related to this chapter, for seeking to enforce his or her rights under this chapter by any lawful means, or for otherwise asserting rights under this chapter.
B. Funding minimum wages required by this chapter by reducing wages paid to any employee or by increasing charges to employees for parking, meals, uniforms or other items.
An employer’s taking adverse action against an employee within one hundred twenty days of the employee’s exercise of rights under this chapter shall raise a rebuttable presumption that the adverse action is retaliatory and in violation of this chapter. To rebut the presumption, employers must establish that the adverse action occurred for legitimate business reasons. (Ord. 2691 NCS §3 (part), 2019.)