According to the Harvard Business Review, only 15% of people who suffer workplace harassment make a formal charge. A primary reason that people hesitate to report bad behavior is a fear of retaliation by their employer or coworkers. If you have faced discrimination or...
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Documents that should not be in your personnel file
On behalf of Jay S. Rothman & Associates posted in retaliation on Thursday, January 31, 2019. If you find yourself unexpectedly fired from your job or the victim of an unfair demotion for engaging in protected activity, you have the right to view your personnel...
Understanding the right to refuse dangerous work
When you go to work in the state of California, the last thing you should ever worry about is your safety. Unfortunately, there are instances where employees encounter work situations that are so perilous that their health or life could be at risk. Should you...
What does employer retaliation look like?
As a worker in California who has recently blown the whistle on an issue in your workplace, you may have to deal with the possibility of employer retaliation. Exactly what forms can this come in, though? What does retaliation look like? Most people think about getting...
When workplace retaliation is unintentional
Whether it is a loss of a promotion or a benefit, a harassing remark, or a transfer to a less desirable office, workers can feel angry and humiliated when subject to retaliatory behavior by a California boss. But could your boss commit retaliation for lodging a...
Recognizing workplace retaliation
As someone who earns a living working in California, you have certain rights, and one of them involves your right to call attention to harassment, discrimination and wrongdoing within your place of business without having to fear for your job. When your employer,...
Can employers retaliate by assigning you a bad parking spot?
Some California workplaces, in the interests of organization and efficiency, assign parking spots to their employees. You might work for a company that has assigned you a parking space that is reasonably close to the company's entrance. Then one day you are suddenly...
What constitutes an adverse employment action?
When you are a California employee, your employer must provide you with a safe and healthy workplace free from various types of discrimination. One of the things your employer cannot do is take any action against you that inhibits your right, or the rights of your...
How do you know if you are the victim of workplace retaliation?
You are going to work with a higher-than-usual anticipation of the workday because you are expecting your quarterly performance evaluation. As a recent hire, you are excited to see if you have been able to effectively showcase your career strengths in your brief time...
What is a whistleblower?
In any workplace in California, you have the right to feel safe. You also have the right to report any safety violations or illegal activity by your employer. In addition, you have the right to not participate in an activity you feel is unsafe or otherwise illegal. ...
