Retaliation - Right to Protest
California Discrimination Harassment Attorney Los Angeles
An employer may not take any adverse employment action (retaliate) against an employee who complains about or otherwise opposes discrimination or harassment when the employee had a reasonable belief that he or she was reporting unlawful harassment or discrimination. The protection from retaliation is the same even if it turns out that the original harassment or discrimination complaint was invalid.
State law supports the right to protest, complain about, resist or otherwise oppose discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, gender or other protected categories. If an employee reports wrongful or illegal conduct on the part of an employer and is fired or otherwise punished for it, the employer may be liable under state law or under federal law, through the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
At Blackman Legal Group, we pursue employers who retaliate to the fullest extent of the law. An employer's retaliation is not fair, and it is likely illegal. Please contact us with questions or to find out if you have a retaliation claim against your employer or former employer.
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