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Retaliation

Tell managers: No comments of any kind about discrimination complaints

04/24/2017
The risk: Even if a complaint gets tossed out, employees could have a valid retaliation claim.

Texas court says cutting overtime hours may be retaliation

04/12/2017
An employee had alleged Fair Labor Standards Act violations in an overtime lawsuit. Her employer changed its overtime policy—and applied it to the employee and no one else.

2 isolated incidents don’t add up to hostile environment

04/12/2017
A federal judge in Houston has dismissed a racial discrimination and retaliation claim filed by a man working for Noble Drilling.

Fresno temp agency settles EEOC complaint for $24,500

03/29/2017
United Staffing in Fresno has agreed to settle charges it retaliated against an employee for filing a discrimination charge.

Class-action members must share common grievance

03/29/2017
When a worker files a lawsuit seeking class-action status, he must show the court that other workers are similarly situated to join the group.

Was that a legit termination–or retaliation?

03/29/2017
If you terminate an employee almost immediately after she has filed an internal discrimination complaint, understand the risk.

Just doing your job? That’s not whistleblowing

03/23/2017
If reporting wrongdoing is part of an employee’s job, then that doesn’t constitute whistleblowing.

Loose lips can lead to retaliation litigation

03/23/2017
When an employee files a sexual harassment or discrimination complaint, ensure no one tries to make life difficult for that employee. That could lead to a retaliation lawsuit—even if the underlying complaint isn’t serious enough to support a lawsuit.

Warn supervisors: No griping about impact of employee taking FMLA leave

03/15/2017
Supervisors need to avoid expressing frustration about a worker’s illness and its effect on operations or insurance cost. Any such criticism may be used against you should the employee have to be disciplined or discharged.

Labor Department still probing Wells Fargo

03/09/2017
Fallout from the Wells Fargo sham account fraud continues. The scandal, which broke last fall, recently cost four senior bank executives their jobs.