- shall be punishable by corrective labor for a period not to exceed one year, or by a fine not to exceed 1,000 rubles, or by removal from position.
Article 138. Violation of labor legislation
The illegal discharge of a worker from his employment for personal motives, failure to comply with a court order restoring a person to employment, or any other intentional violation of labor legislation committed by an official of the state or of a public enterprise or institution—
- shall be punishable by corrective labor for a period not to exceed one year, or by removal from position.
Article 139. Refusal to employ, or the discharge of, a pregnant woman or nursing mother
The refusal to employ, or the discharge from employment of, a women by reason of her pregnancy, or the refusal to employ, or discharge of, a nursing mother by reason of such condition—
- shall be punishable by corrective labor for a period not to exceed one year, or by removal from position.
Article 140. Violation of labor protection regulations
The violation, by an official, of the regulations for accident prevention, industrial sanitation, or other regulations for the protection of labor, if such violation has resulted, or might have resulted, in accidents involving human beings, or in other serious consequences—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed one year, or by corrective labor for the sane period, or by a fine not to exceed 1,000 rubles, or by removal from position.
The same violations, if they have caused bodily injuries or the loss of working capacity—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed three years, or by corrective labor for a period not to exceed one year.
The violations specified in the first part of the present article, if they have caused the death of a human being or have resulted in serious bodily injuries to several persons—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed five years.
