Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 2453b
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 2453b
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
§ 2453b. Retaliation prohibited
No person shall retaliate against, coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any other person who:
(1) has opposed any act or practice of the person that is collusive or in restraint of trade;
(2) has lodged a complaint or has testified, assisted, or participated in any manner with the Attorney General or a State‘s Attorney in an investigation of acts or practices that are collusive or in restraint of trade;
(3) is known by the person to be about to lodge a complaint or testify, assist, or participate in any manner in an investigation of acts or practices that are collusive or in restraint of trade; or
(4) is believed by the person to have acted as described in subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection. (Added 2011, No. 168 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 18, 2012.)