§21-5C-7. Offenses and penalties.
(a) Any employer who wilfully discharges or in any manner
wilfully discriminates against any employee because such employee
has made complaint to his employer, or to the commissioner, that
he has not been paid wages in accordance with the wage and hour
provisions of this article, or because such employee has
instituted or is about to institute any civil action, or file any
petition or criminal complaint against the employer by reason of
the provisions of this article, or because such employee has
testified or is about to testify in any administrative
proceeding, civil action, or criminal action under this article,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than
five hundred dollars.
(b) Any employer, labor organization, employee, or other
person, alone or in concert, who in any manner wilfully
discriminates against any person with respect to wages, hours of
work or overtime compensation because of race, religion, color,
national origin, ancestry, age or sex, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not
less than two hundred and fifty nor more than one thousand
dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one
year, or both fined and imprisoned.
(c) Any employer who wilfully violates any other provision
of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than one hundred
dollars.