Retaliation

Beware retaliation against whistleblowers

03/02/2017

To protect the public from unlawful conduct, whistleblower laws make it illegal to retaliate against employees who complain to public agencies about employer actions that endanger the public or break the law.

Charges might be wrong? Beware retaliation

02/16/2017

An employer has learned the hard way that taking draconian action against an employee who might have filed false harassment charges usually isn’t a good idea.

Snapshot – Retaliation: The most common EEOC charge

02/15/2017

Retaliation passed race discrimination as the most common EEOC charge in 2009.

Beware triple whammy after FLSA retaliation

02/07/2017

Employers that retaliate against employees who file Fair Labor Standards Act claims don’t just face the prospect of owing back pay, plus double that amount in liquidated damages. They also potentially face a damage award for emotional distress.

Beat retaliation suit by documenting misdeeds

02/01/2017

Make sure you can show you disciplined an employee because of her behavior, not her complaints.

Settlement in Central Valley, Calif. harassment, retaliation case

01/30/2017

South County Support Services and its sister company, Southwest Transportation Agency, have agreed to settle EEOC sexual harassment and retaliation charges leveled by a former employee.

Court: Schedule change can be an adverse action

01/26/2017

Something like a schedule change that really affects an employee can be seen by a court as serious enough to warrant litigation.

2016 EEOC charges rose in all major categories

01/26/2017

The EEOC handled 91,503 charges of workplace discrimination in fiscal year 2016, a 2.4% increase overall.

United Nations is immune from Title VII

01/11/2017

In a decision sought by the United States government, the Secretary General of the United Nations has been found immune from lawsuits over employment discrimination.

Philly schools settle with fired procurement director

01/03/2017

A long-running legal battle over a no-bid security camera contract is one step closer to resolution.