Finding Legal Help for Employment Retaliation
What do you do if you come to know about an illegal practice of an employer? What do you do if you, or a colleague, face workplace discrimination? Any individual working on good faith would report the incident or lodge a complaint with the federal or state governmental agency.
Many a times, individuals avoid this because they fear termination of their job by the employer as revenge. If this is your case too, you need to understand that any retaliatory action for a protected activity is illegal according to the federal laws. Here is a quick look at what the laws state in this regard.
What is a protected activity? There are two categories of such activity –
Reporting an illegal action of your employer to the right authorities if you come to know of it, e.g. filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission if your employer discriminates on grounds of race, color, sex, national origin or any such protected characteristics.
Providing testimonial in any investigation, hearing or lawsuit regarding any illegal practice of your employer, e.g. providing the Internal Revenue Service with the necessary documents to help establish that your employer is trying to defeat or evade taxes.
What is retaliatory action? Any action that aims at punishing the individual who involves in a protected activity is within the scope of this law. It may be anything – termination from the job, demotion from the position, or reduction in the job responsibilities.
Who can file a retaliation suit? Under the federal laws, whether you are a current employee or an ex-employee, you may have the right to file a suit.
What do you do if are a victim of retaliatory action? Establishing retaliation is no easy task. If your employer is capable of proving that your termination has a good enough reason (other than your involvement in a protected activity), it may diminish your chances of winning the suit.
What you need to do is find Florida employment attorneys specializing in such cases. Capable legal representation is essential to establish the key points –
• You were involved in a protected activity
• You face retaliatory action
• There is a connection between your action and your employer’s decision
The laws provide you the scope to report any illegal activity of your employer, file a complaint or take a legal step. Moreover, the laws also protect you from any revenge attempts just because you were trying to seek justice, for you or for someone else.
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