Responsibilities Of Employers

TITLE 39 HEALTH AND SAFETY CHAPTER 55 CLEAN INDOOR AIR 39-5506. Responsibilities of employers. (1) No employer or other person in charge of a public place or publicly-owned building or office shall knowingly or intentionally permit the smoking of tobacco products in violation of this chapter. (2)  Any employer or other person in charge of a public place or publicly-owned building or office who knowingly violates the provisions of this section is guilty of an infraction and is subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). (3)  Any employer who discharges or in any manner discriminates against an employee because that employee has made a complaint or has given information to the department of health and welfare or the department of labor pursuant to this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation.