2nd Sub. S.B. 95
         WHISTLEBLOWER AMENDMENTS

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 2 March 13, 2013 10:04 AM



Representative Derek E. Brown proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Line 27 :    

             27          .    permits the award of costs and attorney fees to
{   a party that   }        an employee who       prevails in court;


2.    Page 8, Lines 228 through 229 :    

             228          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), an appellate court may award costs and
             229      attorney fees, accrued at the appellate court level, to
{   the   }        a       prevailing      {   party   }        employee       .


3.    Page 12, Lines 365 through 366 :    

             365          (3) A public entity employer has the burden to prove by
{   substantial   }        a preponderance of the       evidence that the

             366      public entity employer's action was justified.

4.    Page 13, Lines 375 through 377 :    

             375          (ii) a burden of proof on the employer to establish by
{   substantial   }        a preponderance of the       evidence that the

             376      employer's action was justified by reasons unrelated to the employee's good faith actions under
             377      Section 67-21-3 .

5.    Page 13, Line 397 through Page 14, Line 399 :    

             397          (ii) a burden of proof on the employer to establish by
{   substantial   }        a preponderance of the       evidence that the

             398      employer's action was justified by reasons unrelated to the employee's good faith actions under
             399      Section 67-21-3 .

6.    Page 15, Lines 456 through 457 :    

             456          (3) To prevail in an action brought under this section, the employer shall prove by
             457     
{   substantial   }        a preponderance of the       evidence that the employer's action was justified.


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