Charleston, West Virginia Retaliation Attorney
Experienced Employment Law Attorney Serving Charleston, Huntington, Kanawha County, Putnam County, Cabell County, and All of West Virginia
As children, we were taught right from wrong. And we were taught to speak up when we see someone being treated unfairly or something that is unsafe. So as adults in the workplace, we know that the right thing to do when we see discrimination, harassment, or unlawful or unsafe conduct in the workplace is to speak up and report it to our supervisors or the authorities. But many workers are afraid to speak up because they fear that they will face retaliation. Unfortunately, those fears are valid because retaliation in the workplace is not uncommon.
What Does Retaliation Look Like?
Retaliation usually takes the form of one or more adverse employment decisions made against you after you oppose or report discrimination, harassment, unlawful or unsafe practices, or some other type of wrongful workplace conduct. The pattern of retaliation typically begins with your employer taking some disciplinary action against you, such as a coaching or a verbal or written warning, for a minor infraction even though your disciplinary record might have previously been clean. The employer will then find reasons to continue taking progressive disciplinary actions against you, such as write-ups, suspensions, performance improvement plans, etc., that it can use as a pretext to terminate your employment. In other words, the employer “papers your file” to make the termination appear to be justified. Often, the employer will discipline you for alleged offenses that have also been committed by other employees but did not result in discipline. Ultimately, the pattern of retaliation typically ends with your termination.
However, you should know that the law provides you protection when you report discrimination, harassment, unlawful or unsafe conduct, or a number of other types of wrongful workplace conduct. At Addair Entsminger PLLC, our lawyers have a wealth of experience fighting for the rights of our clients to stand up for themselves and others without suffering adverse employment consequences.
If you have been the victim of workplace retaliation, call us today at (304) 902-8518 so that we can get you the compensation to which you are entitled.
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