When employees complain internally about discrimination or lodge a complaint with an outside agency like the EEOC, they’ve engaged in what’s called “protected activity.” They may not be correct about the discrimination, but if the employer retaliated against an employee for complaining in the first place, they could win a large jury award anyway.
10 mistakes that crush your ability to win a retaliation lawsuit
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