1. Any person, corporation, partnership, association or other entity who is an employer or is vested with the power to discharge or recommend the discharge of a person who serves as a volunteer firefighter shall not deprive the person performing such service of his or her employment as a consequence of his or her action. 2. A person discharged in violation of subsection 1 may commence a civil action against his or her employer and obtain: (a) Wages and benefits lost as a result of the violation; (b) An order of reinstatement without loss of position, seniority or benefits; (c) Damages equal to the amount of lost wages and benefits; and (d) Reasonable attorneys fees fixed by the court. 3. Any applicant for employment who is, and any employee who becomes, a volunteer firefighter must disclose that fact to his or her prospective or present employer, as the case may be.
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