An employee who performs paid work during his paid leave period, thereby depriving jobseekers of work that could have been assigned to them, may be the subject of an action before the court for damages against the unemployment insurance scheme.
Damages may not be less than the amount of compensation due to the employee for paid leave.
The action for damages is brought either by the mayor of the municipality concerned or by the prefect.
An employer who has knowingly employed an employee on paid leave may also be subject, under the same conditions, to the action for damages provided for in this article.