conduct, a civil action under section 1412-D may not be
brought more than 10 years after the date on which the last
violation in the continuing course of conduct was committed.
(b) Burden of proof.--In an action brought under section
1412-D, the Commonwealth shall be required to prove all
essential elements of the cause of action, including damages, by
a preponderance of the evidence.
(c) Estoppel.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
final judgment rendered in favor of the Commonwealth in a
criminal proceeding charging false statements or fraud, whether
upon a verdict after trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo
contendere, shall estop the defendant from denying the essential
elements of the offense in an action brought under section 1412-
D that involves the same transaction as in the criminal
proceeding.
Section 1417-D. Relief from retaliatory actions.
(a) General rule.--An employee, contractor or agent shall be
entitled to all relief necessary to make the employee,
contractor or agent whole, if the employee, contractor or agent
is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or in
any other manner discriminated against in the terms and
conditions of employment, contract or agency because of lawful
acts done by the employee, contractor, agent or associated
others in furtherance of an action under this article or other
efforts to stop one or more violations of this article.
(b) Relief.--Relief under subsection (a) shall include
reinstatement with the same seniority status that the employee,
contractor or agent would have had but for the discrimination,
two times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay and
compensation for special damages sustained as a result of the
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