Yesterday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a joint initiative to raise awareness about retaliation issues when workers exercise their protected labor rights. Continue reading
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Retaliation is the number one employment claim that workers pursue. Prevailing, however, is not that easy. Continue reading
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A white employee complains in writing that a colleague called his biracial grand-niece a “monkey” and texted him racially offensive comments about his coworkers. Within months, the employer fired the complainant.
Is this retaliation? Continue reading
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Let’s answer one of the most common questions that I receive when I speak at HR events. Continue reading
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When an employee sues for retaliation after complaining about discrimination, he must prove that he suffered “a materially adverse action” for doing so. Usually, that amounts to discharges, demotions, refusals to hire, refusals to promote, and reprimands.
But, how about a manager making faces? Continue reading
Sometimes it’s easy to lose the forest for the trees. Continue reading
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If I felt a little snarkier, I would have gone with this instead of the confused emoji. Continue reading
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Rarely — and by “rarely,” I mean usually — I’ll have an employer client ask me about countersuing an employee that has just sued the company.
First, you’re probably just throwing good money after bad. But, I generally don’t debate this with my more “principled” clients — at least the ones willing to pay me a large retainer 😉.
But, there’s a bigger issue. Continue reading
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I’ve got a hypothetical situation for you. Continue reading
Good thing I added a few extra servers today, juuuuuuuust in case I had a few extra clicks on this blog post. Continue reading
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