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What is Employer Retaliation in California?
- As we have discussed in previous posts, retaliation occurs in many California workplaces, even though it is against federal and state law. For a California employee to have a claim for retaliation, you must have exercised a protected right (see below) and as a result, immediately or shortly thereafter suffered some adverse retaliatory action by your employer. Talk to an experienced Southern California employment lawyerif you believe you have been the victim of employer retaliation.
Who is protected from retaliation in California? Under California and federal law, employees, applicants for employment, and former employees are protected from employer retaliation.
What is a protected right? Again, you cannot be retaliated against for exercising a protected right. In California, protected rights may include:- threatening to file a charge of employment discrimination;
- complaining to a supervisor about unlawful discrimination;
- participating in a legal proceeding, like a deposition or court case, in a manner that affects your employer’s legal rights, such as by testifying against them;
- defending yourself against charges of sexual harassment, unless you were found guilty;
- refusing to obey an order you reasonably believe to be discriminatory or illegal.
These are just a few examples of ways your California employer might discriminate against you. For more information, or to see if you might have a claim of retaliation against your Southern California employer, contact a skilled employment lawyer today.
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