44-615. Unlawful acts against witnesses and litigants.

44-615

Chapter 44.--LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
Article 6.--REGULATION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY

      44-615.   Unlawful acts against witnesses and litigants.It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to dischargeany employee or to discriminate in any way against any employee because ofthe fact that any such employee may testify as a witness before thesecretary of labor, or shall sign any complaintor shall be inany way instrumental in bringing to the attention of the secretary oflabor any matter ofcontroversy between employers and employees as provided herein.

      It shall also be unlawful for any two or more persons, by conspiring orconfederating together, to injure in any manner any other person orpersons, or any corporation, in their, or its business, labor,enterprise, or peace and security, by boycott, by discrimination, bypicketing, by advertising, by propaganda, or other means, because of anyaction taken by any such person or persons, or any corporation, under anyorder of the secretary oflabor, or because of any action orproceeding instituted before the secretary, or because anysuch person or persons,or corporation, shall have invoked the jurisdiction of thesecretary inany matter provided for herein.

      History:   L. 1920, ch. 29, § 15; R.S. 1923, 44-615;L. 1976, ch. 370, § 33;L. 2004, ch. 179, § 32; July 1.