{"id":5255,"date":"2026-02-11T20:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/?p=5255"},"modified":"2026-02-11T20:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:30:23","slug":"understanding-retaliation-claims-beyond-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/understanding-retaliation-claims-beyond-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Retaliation Claims Beyond Harassment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retaliation is more than people think. It\u2019s not just petty or mean; it\u2019s often a subtle power play to exact revenge after an employee or applicant asserts their rights. Sexual harassment claims are often associated with retaliation, but there are many other situations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/\">retaliation<\/a> affects you, whether you experience it or witness it at your workplace, it\u2019s a legal issue. You don\u2019t have to stand by and hope it goes away. You need to stand up for yourself or support someone else by reporting violations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand Federal and California Retaliation Laws<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) prohibits companies with 15 or more employees from retaliating against employees and job applicants for complaining about or reporting employment discrimination. Employment discrimination covers unfair treatment or harassment because of your:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age (40+)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Color<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Genetic Information<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Origin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Race<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Religion<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sex (Pregnancy, Gender, or Sexual Orientation)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also includes being denied a workplace accommodation due to your <a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/how-to-document-disability-discrimination-incidents-to-protect-your-rights\/\">disability<\/a> or religious belief, and unnecessary questions about your genetic or medical information. For example, a prospective employer couldn\u2019t ask you whether your parents had a history of schizophrenia during your interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 added protections for pregnant workers. Under PWFA, employers must provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees. For example, a pregnant cashier could be given a stool to sit on while behind the cash register.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California\u2019s Civil Rights Department bans discrimination in all aspects of business, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications, Screening Processes, and Interviews<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertising<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hiring, Promotions, Transfers, Layoffs, and Terminations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wages<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working Conditions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training and Apprenticeships<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Activities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the biggest differences is that workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation laws apply to any company with 5 or more employees. This means most workers and job applicants have protections, even at small companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Definition and Examples of Protected Activities<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protected activities are situations in which you assert your EEO rights. Both the victim and anyone who reports violations of another person\u2019s rights are protected from retaliation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a union steward, you can file a grievance on behalf of a union employee. Witnesses to harassment can report violations to management or HR. Retaliation can occur against anyone who reports a violation of employment laws or engages in protected activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protected activities include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Answering Questions During an Employer Harassment Investigation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asking About Missed Lunch\/Dinner Breaks or Unpaid Overtime<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Controlling or Directing Political Activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discussing Wages<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filing or Being a Witness in EEO Complaints, Lawsuits, or Investigations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intervening to Protect a Coworker<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refusing to Follow Orders Related to Illegal or Discriminatory Actions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporting Minimum Wage Violations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporting OSHA Violations or Unsafe Working Conditions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requesting Accommodations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resisting <a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/how-to-handle-retaliation-after-a-sexual-harassment-claim\/\">Sexual Advances<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talking to a Supervisor or Manager About Harassment or Employment Discrimination<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using Paid Family Leave or CFRA<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Retaliation Looks Like<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retaliation isn\u2019t always direct. It can be subtle. While some owners or managers might respond with \u201cYou\u2019re Fired,\u201d retaliation is often harder to determine. Here\u2019s what retaliatory behavior looks like.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assignment Changes: Your boss suddenly takes away some of your favorite job duties and leaves you with only grunt work that no one likes to do.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exclusions From Company Gatherings, Meetings, or Training Sessions: You used to attend production meetings, but you\u2019re suddenly told your participation is no longer necessary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hostile Environment: Your coworkers or managers ignore you, bully you, or scrutinize everything you do, making it hard to do your job.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loss of Benefits: Your company reduces your benefits, but no one else loses theirs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative Performance Reviews After Years of Positive Reviews: You\u2019ve always been told your performance is outstanding, and you haven\u2019t changed what you do or how you do things. Your latest performance review is poor, and there\u2019s no explanation for the drop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relocation to Another Location: Your company decides that you, and only you, must transfer to an office an hour from your home.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Removal of Employee Privileges: If you had a company car and it\u2019s suddenly taken from you, it could be retaliation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shift Changes: You\u2019ve been scheduled with weekends off for years, but you\u2019re suddenly finding your hours cut, and you\u2019re the only one assigned to work on weekends now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transfers to a Less Popular Shift or Department: You\u2019re told you\u2019re moving from first shift to third shift. Or, you are being moved from helping customers to cleaning duties.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few real-life situations where a worker faced retaliation.<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Director of Equity for Baltimore\u2019s Department of Public Works lost her job after reporting several harassment complaints at the city\u2019s wastewater treatment plant. Women were forced to go to another building to use a restroom, while men were allowed to use the site\u2019s bathrooms. Teens were paid drastically less than adults. When workers spoke up, they faced retaliation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Michigan State University assistant VP faced retaliation after reporting sexual harassment. After reporting the harassment, she met with the university\u2019s Vice President of University Advancement and was reprimanded for not first resolving the matter internally. After additional complaints, she lost her job with the university, citing \u201cat-will employment status.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A federal jury awarded two Texas DPS workers over $1.6 million in damages for racial harassment and retaliation. Troopers Sams and McPherson worked for the Department of Public Safety and faced racial harassment for months. When they complained, they experienced retaliation. McPherson lost a promotion to a less experienced colleague and was given fewer days off than other employees.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know Your Rights as an Employee<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an employer or job applicant, it&#8217;s essential that you understand your rights. Mistreatment in the workplace or when applying for a job isn\u2019t legal or acceptable if your rights are violated. You shouldn\u2019t lose your job or be treated unfairly after courageously speaking up for yourself or someone else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collect as much evidence as you can and file a complaint. Keep copies of emails, store them on a private cloud server, keep journals with the dates and times of the retaliation you experienced, and get a list of witnesses who saw what happened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s best to work with a California employment law expert, such as the knowledgeable attorneys at Shegerian &amp; Conniff. Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation laws are complex and change regularly. New laws are added, and older laws are amended. When you work with an attorney, you gain up-to-date expertise to support you through the lengthy process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/contact-our-employment-law-firm-shegerian-conniff\/\">Call<\/a> our office or complete the online form to schedule a free consultation. Retaliation isn\u2019t something you should ignore. When you do, other victims follow. Instead, stand up for your rights and let us help you get fair treatment and protect others from similar experiences with your employer.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retaliation is more than people think. It\u2019s not just petty or mean; it\u2019s often a subtle power play to exact revenge after an employee or applicant asserts their rights. 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