Employment Litigation - Wrongful Discharge / Retaliation

If you think you have been wrongfully terminated, contact the Law Office of Brian T. Stern today for a thorough review of your case

Wrongful discharge, also called wrongful termination or wrongful firing, refers to the situation where an employee does something that public policy encourages, or refuses to do something that public policy discourages, but is retaliated against by his or her employer.

When doing the right thing at work costs you a deserved promotion, a raise, or even your job, there may be something you can do to fight back. Related to employment discrimination are the separate claims of wrongful discharge, retaliation, and so-called "whistleblower" cases:

Retaliation refers to situations where an employment decision, such as failure to promote, demotion, or other unfavorable action, is taken against an employee as "payback" or in retaliation for some action or position taken by that employee. For example, if an employee makes a good-faith complaint, the employer may try to punish the employee by making the terms and conditions of employment worse or intolerable. An employer may make the working conditions so intolerable to permit an employee to leave the job and have it considered constructive discharge, not a voluntary quit.

"Whistleblower" cases are a type of retaliation case in which the employee is being punished for "blowing the whistle" on illegal or improper conduct by the company, such as by reporting to authorities that the company is engaged in illegal waste dumping, discriminatory practices, corporate espionage, or is failing to meet federal or state reporting requirements or safety regulations.

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