Illegal retaliation – getting even with a whistleblower or an employee who has complained about discrimination or harassment – is the hottest employment issue of the decade. The number of retaliation claims has doubled since 1997, and, for the past two years, retaliation has been the #1 claim filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In 2010, there were three times as many retaliation claims filed as sexual harassment claims.

Know what is retaliation by training your executives and managers so they may avoid retaliation claims through our Managing Within the Law course and Harassment Prevention Training.

Below you will find our answered Ask the Lawyer questions and eNews articles grouped under FAQ categories.

FAQs

Stop Costly Lawsuits

The US Supreme Court says that training and procedures protect employers from punitive damages for discrimination.

FAQs

What is Illegal Retaliation?

Who is protected from illegal retaliation?

What are our responsibilities as management/HR?

Training

Managing Within the Law
This strategic seminar is core management training for experienced and new executives, managers, supervisors and leads.

Harassment Prevention
We bring in your organizational policies and values to strengthen your workplace as a great place to work.

Effective Communication
Keep your workplace a great place to work with this highly interactive program.

Hiring the Best
A program for managers to develop staffing strategies that will support them in selecting top talent, avoid the wrong candidates while minimizing legal risk.

Fair Measures Webinars
World-class webinars, taught online in real-time by our expert attorney-trainers.

Services

Sensitivity Training
One-on-one sensitivity training is an important tool in helping those employees for whom other training has not been effective.