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Workplace retaliation happens when an employer punishes you for doing something the law protects, such as reporting discrimination, filing a wage complaint, or requesting medical leave. The punishment can be obvious, like a firing, or quiet, like being frozen out of good assignments. Mansour Law helps Allentown employees sort real...
No. Your employer cannot legally punish you for reporting harassment or discrimination in good faith, whether you complained internally or filed a formal charge. Pennsylvania and federal law both treat that kind of reprisal as a violation in its own right, separate from the original misconduct. Mansour Law stands with...
Proving workplace retaliation involves connecting three dots: you did something the law protects, your employer punished you for it, and the circumstances tie the punishment to your protected act. Mansour Law helps Allentown workers build workplace retaliation claims and connect those dots. Core Elements to Establish in Retaliation Cases Every...
If you believe you are facing retaliation at work, keep meeting your job duties, write down what happens, and report the conduct through your employer’s official channels before going outside the company. Those first steps protect a workplace retaliation claim, and they anchor how Mansour Law approaches these situations. Should...
Yes. In Pennsylvania, you have 180 days to file a retaliation charge with the state agency and up to 300 days with the federal agency, both measured from the retaliatory act. Mansour Law helps workers determine which window applies before filing a workplace retaliation claim. What Counts as Retaliation at...
Workplace retaliation is the act of punishing an employee for engaging in legally protected activities, such as reporting harassment or discrimination or whistleblowing unethical or unsafe workplace behaviors. An employee may not immediately realize that they are suffering from workplace retaliation. Here are some examples of what retaliation looks like:...
Over a million workers are injured on duty every year in the US, with some injuries proving to be fatal. Typically, companies must be covered by workers’ compensation insurance that provides cover for workers who were injured on the job. Filing for workers’ comp is a legal entitlement, and it...
As with most other states, Pennsylvania follows the principle of at-will employment. What this essentially means is that employers can terminate workers at a time of their choosing. At the same time, employees are also free to leave without providing notice. Nonetheless, there are laws that prohibit employers from getting...
Both Pennsylvania and federal laws prohibit employers from discriminating against their employees for numerous reasons – and they also prevent employer retaliation in response to a legally protected activity that their employer may not like. Unfortunately, workplace retaliation is not uncommon. Retaliation can come directly from above (through your manager,...
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