Workplace Retaliation

You have a right to report illegal behavior in the workplace, take necessary leave or ensure that you can perform your work in an environment free of discrimination or harassment. Unfortunately, some employers violate employees' rights and punish them for engaging in...

You work hard every day to provide for your family. Sometimes, you even make personal sacrifices to give more to your employer.  If you’re doing this, then you deserve to be paid fairly. It can be very disheartening to work hard all week only to find that your...

Workplace retaliation happens when an employer takes negative actions against an employee who has exercised their right to participate in a protected activity. Workplace retaliation can come in many forms such as dismissal from your current role, transfer to a less...

Not every job offers paid time off. Even those that do have relatively strict limits regarding how much you can accumulate or use at one time. Workers sometimes find themselves in need of a lengthy absence and do not have paid time off available to them. In some...

Workers across the United States have protection from job-related consequences when they assert their basic rights. You have a right to receive a fair wage for the time that you work and to do your job in a safe and harassment-free environment. Protecting yourself...

While Ohio is an at-will employment state, meaning that – absent a contract – an employer can dismiss you for any reason (or no reason at all), the law prohibits employers from firing employees based on illegal grounds.  If an employer takes adverse action against you...

When an employer decides to seek revenge against an employee who has exercised their legal rights, it becomes workplace retaliation – and it is illegal. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), workplace retaliation accounts for approximately...

Employees are protected under the law from facing retaliation in the workplace if they speak up or bring a complaint about an activity that is criminal or that violates employment laws. This can include “whistleblowing” about things like fraud or theft or even...

Employees have a right to a workplace that’s free from discrimination, harassment and retaliation. While there are some instances of these actions that are obvious, others might be a bit more subtle. It doesn’t really matter which category the actions fall into, they...

Discrimination and sexual harassment are realities that many workers must contend with on the job -- regardless of their profession, gender or position. Fortunately, there are state and federal laws on the books that make such ill-treatment illegal.  Unfortunately,...