49-3-209. Retaliation prohibited. It is an unlawful discriminatory practice for a state or local governmental agency to discharge, expel, blacklist, or otherwise discriminate against an individual because the individual has opposed any practices forbidden under this chapter or because the individual has filed a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation or proceeding under this chapter.

Terms Used In Montana Code 49-3-209

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • State or local governmental agency: means :

    (a)any branch, department, office, board, bureau, commission, agency, university unit, college, or other instrumentality of state government; or

    (b)a county, city, town, school district, or other unit of local government and any instrumentality of local government. See Montana Code 49-3-101