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12) Are there any provisions which discuss apprentices?

Section 11b is "the Discharge or discipline of whistle blowers is prohibited" clause, which states that there shall be no retaliation against whistle blowers. In addition, "if the Director finds that a violation did occur, he or she shall issue a decision incorporating his or her findings and requiring the party committing the violation to take such affirmative action to abate the violation as the Director deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, the rehiring or reinstatement of the employee or representative of employees to his or her former position and compensating him or her for the time he or she was unemployed."