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Whistleblowers Are Often Portrayed As Mentally Ill In Retaliation

Whistleblowers have to have a lot of courage to step forward and expose the ugly underside of their employing institutions—and most do so knowing that they’re likely to be called…

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What Exactly Is A Hostile Work Environment, Legally?

Some places are just not great places to work. You may have an incompetent boss, a rude supervisor or a clique of coworkers that makes life unpleasant for anyone not…

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If You Witness Wrongdoing At Work, Do You Have To Testify?

There are times when something happens at work and all anybody wants to do is to stay as far removed from the whole mess and hope it goes away. Unfortunately,…

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Must A Physical Advance Be Sexual To Be Sexual Harassment?

Most people realize that actions like grabbing someone’s genitals, fondling someone’s breast or forcing a kiss on someone’s lips are inherently sexual. But does a physical advance on someone have…

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Scorched Earth Tactics And Retaliation Lawsuits

How badly can an employer want to retaliate against a whistleblower? Apparently, pretty badly, if the $10 million spent defending the wrongful termination claim of a Department of Energy employee…

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Constructive Dismissal: Forced Out By A Hostile Environment

All it takes is the realization that a company is going to put its reputation ahead of the wellbeing of its employees to make a sexually abusive supervisor figure out…

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3 Things You Should Know About Qui Tam Actions

A qui tam action is a type of civil lawsuit brought by a private individual, alleging that an individual or business has been defrauding the government. It’s made possible through…

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Congratulations On Your Pregnancy: You’re Fired!

Most California employers understand that overall productivity and profitability in the workplace tends to soar when workers are in safe environments, offered competitive wages and treated fairly in the workplace.…

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Women Scientists Hope To See Changes Regarding Sexual Harassment

Scientists — especially women scientists — hope that 2017 is the year that things change so that sexual harassment and gender bias among scientists starts to become a relic of…

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Do You Know Your Rights Under Fmla And Cfra?

Taking care of yourself and your family means that you sometimes need to take time off due to serious illness or injury. In other cases, you deserve time to be…

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