Workplace Retaliation
At Work Lawyers PC, we are experienced in fighting for the employment rights of all California employees. California law protects employees from a hostile work environment. A hostile work environment can be created by an employer, boss or a coworker who acts in a way that is unreasonably uncomfortable for the workplace.
What type of retaliation is prohibited in California Work Places?
Retaliation against California employees often takes the form of a wrongful termination.In other cases, employers realize that firing an employee who took legal action against them will result in more trouble. Instead of terminating employment, some employers will try to make working conditions bad enough that the employee will leave on their own. This is still considered retaliation as a constructive termination and is unlawful
Common Reports/Complaints in the Workplace that result in Retaliation
- Reporting harassing/abusive supervisors, co-workers and customers
- Reporting missed meal and rest breaks
- Reporting unpaid overtime
- Speaking up regarding harassment of co-workers
- Reporting wage theft
- Sending a complaint of legal violations to government organizations regarding fraud, tax violations, OSHA violations or other workplace safety protection laws
- Complaining of sexual harassment
Common Examples of Workplace Retaliation Include:
- Wrongful Termination of employment
- Reducing pay or demotion
- Denial of deserved pay increases or promotions
- Moving an employee to a more secluded or less-comfortable area in the office
- Excluding an employee from meetings they should have been invited to
- Performance reviews that are unfairly negative
- Arbitrarily changing work schedules to target a particular employee
Contact us for a free and confidential consultation about why you feel you have retaliated against:
The purpose of work retaliation laws is to provide employees a safe place to report potentially illegal or abusive behavior. Employers who try to silence whistleblowers or others who are speaking up for their rights may have illegally retaliated against their employees. Employers law can be liable to their employees for substantial amounts of money.WorkLawyers PC has collected millions of dollars on behalf of California employees who have had their rights violated.We’re here to listen to you and understand if you are a victim of retaliation. If you want a free consultation to discuss what happened to you or if you think your employer violated the law, please call us atXXXXor schedule an appointment with us here.