Topic
Retaliation
1,387 published works
Corporate Governance & Internal Investigations Advisor
Rules for Whistleblower Investigations Under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 Establish Procedural Road Map for Employers
While the primary goal for employers should be avoiding employment retaliation claims in the first instance, when an employer is faced with such a claim under the Consumer Financial Protection…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
Can Employees “Blow the Whistle” by Simply Working? EANJ says No.
By Mark Saloman, Daniel Saperstein, Nicholas M. Tamburri
On behalf of the Employers Association of New Jersey (“EANJ”), Proskauer attorneys Mark Saloman, Daniel Saperstein, Allana Grinshteyn, and Nicholas Tamburri submitted an amicus brief on an important whistleblowing issue pending…
Employment Discrimination Report
Don’t Forget “No Rehire” Provisions
Our May 1st post warning against retaliating against employees even after they have left employment elicited this important reader tip: Michal Longfelder, an employment attorney in the San Francisco area,…
Minnesota Employer
Second Circuit Rejects Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation Claims
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected a Plaintiff’s claim of alleged hostile work environment harassment based on sporadic incidents of inappropriate behavior as well as the Plaintiff’s claim…
Texas Employment Lawyer
Supervisor’s email questioning plaintiff’s FMLA leave a day before a co-worker claims the plaintiff would fake a medical condition, followed by plaintiff’s termination a week later raises fact issues as to employer’s motives.
“Here, Ion has offered an e-mail written by General Manager Melcher, in which Melcher references Ion’s attempt to exercise his FMLA rights and asks Ion’s supervisor, Ogborn, for ‘options.’ The…
Employment Discrimination Report
Employers: Don’t Retaliate Even After The Employee Is Gone
We all know that an employer is not permitted to retaliate against an employee who has filed a claim or complaint of discrimination. We also know that retaliation is far…
Fair Housing Defense
Retaliation Complaints and Eviction Actions: Here is How They Intersect
As professional apartment management team members, we MUST appropriately document the files of our residents. There just is no excuse not to get that part of fair housing compliance right…
Texas Employment Lawyer
Being removed from projects, relieved of managerial responsibility, and transferred to another department constitute adverse employment actions in a retaliation case.
By JMANCHESTER
“Plaintiff has presented evidence that raises a genuine issue of material fact in support of her claim…. Plaintiff has presented evidence that after execution of the Settlement Agreement, all managerial…
Southwest Florida Business and IP Blog
Employment Law IQ: Workers’ Compensation Claims and Retaliation – What Would You Do?
Consider the following scenario: Wynona Whiner is hired as a file clerk for a local law firm. Wynona gets a paper cut on her second day at work and files…
Legal Profession Blog
Retaliation Against Former Client, Other Misconduct, Leads To Disbarment
An attorney who, among other things, violated his duty of confidentiality by placing his client's medical records in public pleadings has been disbarred by the District of Columbia Court of…