You have the right not to be retaliated against for exercising your rights.

California and federal laws prohibit employers from retaliating against employees for a broad variety of actions by the employee, generally referred to as “protected activity.” Protected activity can include:

• Reporting illegal or unsafe workplace conduct or practices to your work or to a government enforcement agency

• Reporting discrimination or harassment (or retaliation!)

• Reporting wage and hour violations

• Reporting any other violation of a state, local, or federal law

• Refusing to participate in illegal activity

• Refusing to participate in unsafe workplace conduct

• Requesting accommodations for a disability or a religious observance

• Requesting any leave of absence that is required by law (e.g. medical or family leave, time off to vote or participate in jury duty, and others);

• Engaging in collective activity with your coworkers for better working conditions or terms of employment. This can be as informal as merely discussing your salaries, or as formal as establishing an official workplace union.

Forms of retaliation can include any adverse employment action taken against you, such as:

• Firing

• Demoting

• Discipline

• Suspension or leave without pay

• Shunning, exclusion, and/or harassment

• Constructive termination, or forcing you to quit

California law prohibits employers from retaliating against their employees for a wide variety of reasons.  Contact Samson to discuss your case today. Spiegelman Law, based in Los Angeles, California, handles retaliation lawsuits statewide.