RETALIATION
If you need information about retaliation laws, contact our employment law attorney now for free legal advice.
If you got fired for doing what you believe to be the right thing, you may have a claim for retaliation. Retaliation in California is any adverse employment action an employer takes against an employee in response to the employee’s exercising his or her legal rights, including filing of a complaint, assisting or participating in an investigation, participating in a hearing with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, etc. Simply stated, an employer can’t punish an employee because the employee is involved in one of those “protected activities.” Even if that protected activity directly or indirectly hurts the employer. Determining whether you engaged in a “protected activity” however is a difficult task. Proving in court that you engaged in a protected activity, and that the activity was actually the reason for the negative treatment by your employer, is even harder.
Don’t take on that challenge by yourself. Zakay Law Group can help. Call our employment law attorney today for a free evaluation and advice on your potential retaliation claim.