Free Consultation call (314) 361-4300 :: An employee that is injured on the job may be subject to retaliation in the workplace by an employer.
It is up to you to prove that the adverse action was in retaliation for your protected activity or for invoking a workplace right. This can make it seem extremely difficult to prove a case of retaliation. However, the employment lawyers at our law firm have found that the following pieces...
Wigdor's lawyers have a successful track record representing whistleblowers and clients subjected to workplace retaliation for engaging in "protected activity."
This one statute forms the basis for a sizeable chunk of all retaliation claims in California. Lawyers like Mr. Robertson use this law multiple times a year in their cases. Let’s look at some examples of how this can play out:
The article reports on the claim of employment practices liability lawyers and insurance brokers that a rise in workplace retaliation claims may be attributed to the economic recession. According to...
California has strict laws regarding workplace retaliation. Learn more about your rights after termination by reading our post.
In any type of workplace, harassment can result from a whistleblower blowing the whistle, as well as loss of pay, loss of bonuses, loss of benefits, or loss of promotions. Any of that is conceivably actionable under an anti-retaliation provision. The reality, though, is that whistleblowers...
With the Ordinance effective immediately, Chicago employers have one more law to consider when evaluating an employee's refusal to return to the workplace. Employers already must consider whether the employee's reason for not returning is protected under OSHA, constitutes a request for a ...
2021 was another blockbuster year in the whistleblowing and retaliation arena. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Office of the Whistleblower has now issued in excess of $1 billion in whistleblower bounties. Meanwhile, courts continued to grappl
Google reached a separate settlement with the NLRB in September over employees' ability to speak out about workplace issues. Google agreed to post notices to remind employees of their rights, including the ability to talk to each other about workplace conditions and push for changes such as rais...