Utah § 67-21-3.5 - Administrative review of retaliatory action against a public entity employee.

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§ 67-21-3.5. Administrative review of retaliatory action against a public entity employee.

Effective 5/4/2022
67-21-3.5.  Administrative review of retaliatory action against a public entity employee.
(1) A public entity employee who believes that the employee's employer has taken retaliatory action against the employee in violation of this chapter may file a grievance with the Career Service Review Office in accordance with Section 67-19a-402.5 and subject to Section 67-21-4.
(2) If the Career Service Review Office determines that retaliatory action is taken in violation of this chapter against the public entity employee, the Career Service Review Office may order:
(a) reinstatement of the public entity employee at the same level held by the public entity employee before the retaliatory action;
(b) the payment of back wages, in accordance with Subsection 67-19a-406(5)(b);
(c) full reinstatement of benefits;
(d) full reinstatement of other employment rights; or
(e) if the retaliatory action includes failure to promote, as described in Subsection 67-19a-101(11)(d), a pay raise that results in the employee receiving the pay that the employee would have received if the employee had been promoted.
(3) A public entity employer has the burden to prove by substantial evidence that the public entity employer's action was justified.
(4) A public entity employee or public entity employer may appeal a determination of the Career Service Review Office as provided in Section 67-19a-402.5.


Amended by Chapter 174, 2022 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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