Short answer: In California, workplace retaliation is when an employer punishes you for reporting something illegal, unsafe, or discriminatory at work by doing things like firing you, cutting your hours, giving you bad reviews, or making your job harder.
An employer cannot legally terminate your employment after retaliation for filing a complaint or claim. Employers sometimes fire workers despite legal restrictions against doing so. Reporting wrongdoing before being fired could make you eligible to pursue wrongful termination claims.
Labor Code section 6310 prohibits an employer from retaliating against an employee who complains about safety or health conditions or practices at the workplace, institutes or testifies in any proceedings relating to the employee's rights to safe and healthful working conditions, exercises any rights under the federal ...
Under California Labor Code 233, employees are entitled to take sick leave to care for family members with health conditions. If you are an employee who has been denied this right by your employer, you may be able to pursue a claim against them and be compensated for your losses.
(b)(1) No person, business, association, or other entity shall knowingly and intentionally publicly post or publicly display on the internet or other public space the home address or home telephone number of a participant if that individual has made a written demand of that person, business, or association to not ...
Government Code section 12940, subdivision (h), protects from retaliation employees who resist or object to discrimination or harassment.
4553. The amount of compensation otherwise recoverable shall be increased one-half, together with costs and expenses not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), where the employee is injured by reason of the serious and willful misconduct of any of the following: (a) The employer, or his managing representative.