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5 Tips For Whistleblowers Before They Act

Are you really ready to blow the whistle on your employer’s illegal activities? It’s time to have a good, hard look at what you’re about to do and make sure…

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Could An Arbitration Clause Block Your Sexual Harassment Claim?

What do employment arbitration agreements have to do with sexual harassment? Typically, an arbitration clause is an agreement to not pursue any legal action against your employer in court. Instead,…

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Unionizing Activity Is Often Met With Employer Retaliation

Employees have a legal right, granted under the National Labor Relations Act, to join together to try to improve their wages or working conditions. Frequently, that results in the attempt…

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Religious Discrimination In The California Workplace

A California worker has the right to a workplace that is free from harassment, discrimination and any type of mistreatment related to his or her religion. Despite the laws shielding…

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Whistleblowers Are Often Portrayed As Mentally Ill In Retaliation

Whistleblowers have to have a lot of courage to step forward and expose the ugly underside of their employing institutions—and most do so knowing that they’re likely to be called…

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What Exactly Is A Hostile Work Environment, Legally?

Some places are just not great places to work. You may have an incompetent boss, a rude supervisor or a clique of coworkers that makes life unpleasant for anyone not…

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If You Witness Wrongdoing At Work, Do You Have To Testify?

There are times when something happens at work and all anybody wants to do is to stay as far removed from the whole mess and hope it goes away. Unfortunately,…

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Must A Physical Advance Be Sexual To Be Sexual Harassment?

Most people realize that actions like grabbing someone’s genitals, fondling someone’s breast or forcing a kiss on someone’s lips are inherently sexual. But does a physical advance on someone have…

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Scorched Earth Tactics And Retaliation Lawsuits

How badly can an employer want to retaliate against a whistleblower? Apparently, pretty badly, if the $10 million spent defending the wrongful termination claim of a Department of Energy employee…

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Constructive Dismissal: Forced Out By A Hostile Environment

All it takes is the realization that a company is going to put its reputation ahead of the wellbeing of its employees to make a sexually abusive supervisor figure out…

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