Retaliation

Federal anti-discrimination law such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects against various forms of discrimination. This includes prohibitions against sex, race, gender, religion and national origin. One of the ways the law protects you is that it not only forbids taking these factors into consideration when making employment related decisions,…

Retaliation claims continue to be one of the leading types of employment cases filed. In fact, statistics show that retaliation claims make up 48% of employment related discrimination cases filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).   Claims for retaliation may arise when an employer takes negative action against an employee who complains about discriminatory acts…

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects against various types of employment discrimination including race, sex, gender, religion and national origin discrimination. It also protects employees from retaliation from complaining about discrimination – even if the underlying discrimination complained of is ultimately not proven. The purpose behind retaliation laws is to bolster…

In a recent court of appeals decision out of the Fourth Circuit, the court determined that while current and former employees are entitled to protection from retaliation under the Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA, prospective employees are not entitled to the same protection. In Dellinger v. Science Applications International, the 4th Circuit evaluated a woman’s…

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides certain basic rights to almost all workers in the United States. You are entitled to earn minimum wage, and all non-exempt workers must be paid overtime wages at a rate of one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of…

Employment discrimination can take many different forms. Often, sex discrimination or race discrimination comes to mind when people think about what actions are considered discrimination. However, several different types of actions may be considered discriminatory. Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its numbers concerning the top complaints of workplace discrimination. According to the…

A recent report reveals that a record number of employment discrimination cases based on “unlawful retaliation” were filed last year. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), more than 38,000 charges of retaliation were filed by workers in 2013. Over the last decade, the number of retaliation claims has steadily risen. In fact, it…

Often, workers fear complaining about work place harassment because they think they may be fired or face retaliatory conduct. The good news is that federal and state anti-discrimination laws have been written to protect employees from just that type of conduct. In fact – retaliation claims may be easier to prove than the underlying discrimination…