Retaliation & Whistleblower Claims
Retaliation generally takes the form of demotion, harassment, transfer, or termination of employment. Even a lateral reassignment can be retaliation if the reassignment will affect your eligibility for promotions or advancement. An employer may not retaliate against an employee who engages in conduct protected by law. Protected conduct includes opposing workplace discrimination against yourself or another employee, assisting an investigation of discrimination, refusing to engage in conduct you believe to be unlawful, asking your employer about your legal rights, or otherwise exercising your rights under the law. Employees also have the right to organize without employer retaliation. This right includes the right to join or assist labor unions, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other activities for mutual aid or protection. Public employees may have other protections in addition to those listed above.
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