retaliation

Workplace Retaliation: What You Need to Know

What is retaliation? For employees who believe they are being harassed or discriminated against in the workplace, it can be difficult to come forward and report these issues out of fear of retaliation. Workplace retaliation occurs when an employer or supervisor punishes an individual for engaging in a protected activity (i.e. reporting a legal violation [...]

Workplace Retaliation Does More Harm Than Good for All Involved

When an employee reports discrimination, harassment, wage violations, of unsafe working conditions to their employer, they expect to do so without fear of retaliation or retribution.  Unfortunately that is not always the case. Some managers cross the bounds of appropriate conduct and engage in harassment and/or adversely affect an employee’s employment status such as denying [...]

Employment Discrimination: Internal Workplace Investigations

Important information for employers and employees regarding internal workplace investigations Recent guidance from EEOC and NLRB suggests that it may be a violation of law telling employees to refrain from discussing internal investigations. The EEOC recently took issue with an employer who took the typical approach. In a letter to the employer, the EEOC stated: [...]

Workplace Retaliation: Five Answers to Common Questions

1. What is the difference between retaliation and unlawful retaliation? Many people are surprised to learn that every form of retaliation in the workplace is not actionable.  In its most general terms, unlawful retaliation occurs when an employer punishes an employee for engaging in “legally protected activity” or “opposing unlawful conduct.”  While this language [...]

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