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4 "Hypothetical" Examples of Workplace Retaliation

Retaliation happens when a manager, supervisor, administrator, executive, or employer takes any form of adverse action against an employee for engaging in protected activity. In this context, an adverse action is an action that would dissuade a reasonable person from voicing their concerns about a possible violation related to protected activities. LINKS: ____________________________________________ https://etactics.com/blog/retaliation... ____________________________________________ Joe is a chef at a restaurant who works both lunch and dinner shifts during the week. He contacts a law firm confidentially to discuss the laws concerning overtime pay. Joe discloses the overtime information to a fellow cook, saying how all of the employees should earn extra pay for overtime hours worked. However, the restaurant manager overhears the conversation and fires Joe. In this example, the company terminated Joe for contacting the law firm. This is retaliation from the employer against protected actions, violating the law. Mia requested time off, a right protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act, from her job as a hotel desk clerk. She requested time off because she started to suffer from migraine headaches making it impossible to work. Her boss approved her request. Mia used three days of leave in March and one day in April. In August, Mia had another migraine. She had to take leave for another two days. After returning to work, Mia discovered her new manager reduced her schedule from 40 hours to 20 hours a week. The manager said that the company needed workers who would show up every day. In this example, Mia’s boss reduced her hours because she exercised her right to FMLA. This is retaliation. Laws prohibit this kind of conduct and it's an FMLA violation. Olivia works at a call center while taking care of her newborn. She uses her lunch break to feed her child but needs extra time to finish pumping before she can return to work. When she’s late returning from lunch, her boss scolds her. Olivia’s supervisor tells her that she cannot use any more time for “personal time”. When Olivia asks to take another break for pumping later that day, her boss sends her home for the rest of the day without pay. In this example, the supervisor sent Olivia home for attempting to exercise her FMLA rights. This retaliation and FMLA violation are illegal. An anonymous farm participated in the H-2A visa program. At this farm, Fred and other workers with H-2A visas asked the employer for food and water. The farm hadn’t provided such necessities for employees. When asked for water and food, the farm’s management became angry and threatened physical harm to the staff. In this example, the farm denied Fred food and water. They proceeded to threaten Fred with physical harm. All of these actions are forms of retaliation and violate worker rights. ► Reach out to Etactics @ https://www.etactics.com​ ►Subscribe: https://rb.gy/pso1fq​ to learn more tips and tricks in healthcare, health IT, and cybersecurity. ►Find us on LinkedIn:   / etactics-inc   ►Find us on Facebook:   / ​   #WorkplaceRetaliation #HostileWorkEnvironment