After you decided to sue or accuse your employer of illegal or unfair acts that it was committing against you and your co-workers, whether you spoke only with the human resources department, a superior or an entity of worker support, you should not receive any type of punishment since you did it solely based on the law and your best interests.
Thanks to the laws of the state of California, you will be protected in the event that your employer takes any type of adverse action against you in order to punish you or make you see that things will not change because of what you said. Retaliating against a worker who has reported mistreatment or injustice is against California Labor Law.
The most common adverse actions employers take against their employees if they find out they have spoken include:
- Unjustified dismissals.
- Reduced wages or work hours so you receive less money
- Downgrade you
- Prevent you from growing within the company
- Discriminate against him and treat him differently from his peers.
Employers often take these actions as a way to get revenge on the worker who has accused them, however this only shows that they have indeed been committing actions that go against the rights of workers.
In these cases, if after having tried to negotiate with the employer and the company’s human resources department without receiving support from them or reaching an agreement that also benefits you, the next step could be to file a claim against your employer. With this, you will be able to recover compensation for having suffered from this mistreatment and having lost your job or money from your wages as a result of the punishment that your employer imposed on you.
The lawyer Tatiana is ready to support you at every step and to recover what belongs to you. Contact Us.
