Discrimination at Work
N.D.C.C. § 14-02.4-03 — race, sex, age forty and over, disability, pregnancy and more, and three hundred days to act
An employer with one or more employees may not refuse to hire, fire, or treat someone unequally in pay, promotion or any term of work because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marriage or public assistance status, or lawful off-duty activity that does not directly conflict with the business. Age means forty or older, and sex discrimination includes sexual harassment.
- An employer must reasonably accommodate disability, pregnancy and religion, unless it would cause undue hardship or the other limits in the section.
- Retaliating against someone who opposed discrimination or took part in a complaint in good faith is itself a discriminatory practice.
- A complaint goes to the human rights division, or a suit to district court, within three hundred days of the act.
- After a complaint is first filed with the department, there are ninety days to sue from its dismissal or a probable cause finding.
Relief can include an injunction and backpay of no more than two years, reduced by interim earnings, and the court may award attorney's fees to the prevailing party.
Sources for this section (5)
- N.D.C.C. § 14-02.4-03 — Employer's discriminatory practices
- N.D.C.C. § 14-02.4-02 — Definitions
- N.D.C.C. § 14-02.4-18 — Retaliation prohibited
- N.D.C.C. § 14-02.4-19 — Actions - Limitations
- N.D.C.C. § 14-02.4-20 — Relief
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed North Dakota attorney.