#whistleblower retaliation lawyers

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[alwaysbewoke]

[literaticat]

No need to respond if you don't want to, I just have no one else to turn to with a vulnerable question like this, and you seem to have things figured out. I'm a young editor disillusioned with the job due to an increasingly toxic workplace. Editing was my dream...but bosses. Switching is not possible due to circumstances. Do you think the good I/we can circle in publishing is worth sitting out the storm? Or is it a sign I'm meant to do something else?

I'm sorry you're in a tough situation. :-/

First let me say, your mental health and emotional well-being is a big deal. You need to take care of YOU, or you won't be any good to anyone. So if this situation is something you can't "wait out" or get away from or change, and there's nobody who is supporting you or to whom you can bring your concerns, and all that is unlikely to ever change -- you probably have to make an exit plan at least, even if you don't implement it right away.

I guess my advice for anyone in a toxic workplace is to examine where the toxicity is coming from, try to minimize your involvement / not exacerbate the situation, document everything, and look for another job while you do all that.

If the toxicity is coming from a specific place -- a co-worker or supervisor, say, who is bullying/harassing you -- is there somebody above them you can go to with your concerns? An HR department or a Big Boss? This doesn't ALWAYS help, because sometimes HR sucks or the Big Boss is just as bad as the other boss, but trying to get help is better than just standing there taking it on the chin, so... might be worth a shot?

Remember to keep the receipts! Document everything before you even go to them -- specific instances of harassment, screenshots if you can or just write down everything with the date. (And document your meeting/s with the HR or Big Boss, too!)

And if they retaliate against you or fire you for whistleblowing a harassment or bullying situation, well, that's likely illegal actually, and you should talk to an employment lawyer about filing a report, they might have a lawsuit on their hands.

If it's not really a specific person or place, more just a GENERAL VIBE or CULTURE situation, lay low, keep out of it, do your work but keep your boundaries firm, find allies/friends where you can but don't gossip at work and don't put any shit-talk in writing, and look for another job in the meantime.

I don't really think a toxic workplace is a sign that you are "meant to do something else" -- there ARE better companies out there, so if you love editing books and the work itself brings you joy, you don't need to quit publishing altogether. Publishing can be a fun and rewarding job, there's no doubt that editing books is better than digging ditches, and yes, I think ultimately you are helping the world be a better place -- but if it is making you miserable, you gotta make a change of some kind.

Whether that change is making your workplace a better place to be, or finding a new and NOT toxic company to work for, or changing fields entirely, I can't say -- but I do wish you the best of luck and I hope it gets better for you!

[mod2amaryllis]

Not to net zero information, but it’s pretty much accepted that Boeing DID assassinate the last whistleblower. Boeing lawyers asked him to stay another day and he “killed himself” in a parking garage when he had spent a lot of time and effort for this case so uh. You know. That being said Boeing CEO admitted to *retaliation* against whistleblowers. He very much did not admit to killing them so the post is still wrong

oh they killed him for sure! just yeah that post was making it sound like there was admission of guilt when there wasn't

[houseoffourcats]

What Do You Need to Know Right Now? Pick a Pile & Find Out!

16 July 2023

CW: Illustrated nudity and bondage

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Pile One

Four of Swords (Reversed) - The Emperor - Judgement (Reversed)

The thing that strikes me most about this reading is the combination of the IV of Swords reversed and the reversed Judgement card. The IV of Swords in the reversed position is about being all burnt out. You want to carry on, but you’re too exhausted. The Judgement card, when upright, is about revival and awakening. But here, it’s also reversed, suggesting that the figure in the IV of Swords can’t be awoken, or is refusing to be.

So what does the Emperor have to do with this? The Emperor is an authoritative father figure, and among the roles he plays is that of a courageous protector. He’s standing between the person attempting to rest in the IV of Swords and the figure of Judgement, as if to say, “not yet.”

You might be restless and waiting for the next stage in your life to begin, but if you haven’t had time to rest and process what’s happened in this one, whatever comes next will be a false start. Protect yourself from burning yourself out further by not taking on any new responsibilities or projects - in your personal life as well as work or school - where you don’t have to. Put up firm boundaries with others to make sure your downtime is respected, and stick to them. Wait until you actually feel rested before you try to make any big changes to your life, so that they’ll have a good chance of succeeding.

Pile Two

Justice (Reversed) - Temperance (Reversed) - The Wheel of Fortune

Okay, so that’s a lot of major arcana cards! There’s been some major injustice that’s either happened to you or that you’ve been witness to… one serious enough to have potential legal consequences. The combination of the reversed Justice card and the reversed Temperance card suggests that it’s likely some form of corruption. However, it could also refer to a failure of impulse control on the part of the person responsible for the injustice, such as being abusive to others out of anger. These two cards together also indicate that the people who should be restoring the balance and holding the wrongdoer accountable aren’t doing so.

The Wheel of Fortune card provides reassurance that this situation won’t continue on indefinitely, and that the perpetrator’s luck will soon run out. Specifically, as shown by the blindfolded figure steering the wheel in the card, the person responsible will do something reckless that finally turns the tide. Justice might not be done perfectly at the end of the day, and things may not be set back to how they were, but the cause of the harm will be dealt with so that it can continue.

This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t keep sounding the alarm on what’s going on, either as a survivor or a whistleblower. If nothing else, it will rattle the wrongdoer into being careless, and keep them on others’ radar enough that when they do make a giant mistake, it’ll be noticed. Keep yourself safe first and foremost, though - the presence of three major arcana cards suggests that the stakes are high here! You may want to talk to a lawyer depending on the situation and its fallout, whether it’s to sue for the harm you’ve experienced or to protect yourself against retaliation. You will come out of this better off than the wrongdoer, but expect it to feel incomplete and not as satisfying as you’d hoped.

Pile Three

The Devil - III of Wands - IX of Wands (Reversed)

Here, the figure in the III of Wands is turning their back on the Devil as they start off on an adventure. They not only intend to make a clean break with their past habits and patterns, but they’re ready to do so. This figure is you, so, congratulations!

Of course, there’s a reason you fell into the patterns you had before beginning your recovery journey. They were safe, in a way. They were familiar, or even enjoyable at times. Whatever you were trying to escape from or resolve through them is still there, and just as hard to deal with as it was before.

As shown through the reversed IX of Wands, you may relapse or fall back into repeating old cycles in times when you’re in too much pain or see no way out of your situation. It might happen more than once, even more than a few times. It’s not ideal, but when you’re ready, you can go back to starting out again as seen in the III of Wands. You might need to take more time to think about how you’re going to more effectively avoid or respond to triggers. Also, maybe don’t go it alone this time, if you’re already picking yourself back up - that way you’ll have someone to support you when it starts to feel like too much. It doesn’t make you a burden - the people in your life, especially those who care about you, are much better off with you doing well.

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[bighermie]

If you still don't believe in The Deep State you're a special kind of stupid

[inoppositionflorien]

Did Boeing kill whistleblower(s)? Almost certainly not, because companies tend not to do that. There's only a few cases (read: like two) where private entities that aren't money laundering fronts for organized crime (allegedly they did this of course, because nothing was proven but it was stuff like "this whistleblower was run off the road and murdered and several documents relating to the whistleblowing case were stolen from the car" levels of obvious, not dumb shit like "oh the suicide was staged, a thing that totally happens all the time I assume") killed a whistleblower.

This is because it's very easy to legally ruin a whistleblower's life to both punish them for stepping out of line and very easy to advertise that you can do that by repeatedly filing removal requests to friendlier courts and SLAPPs until your opposition runs out of money or you manage to get them found in contempt of court thus potentially subjecting them to prison time, fines, disbarment if they're a lawyer, or some combination of those, while stalking and harassing them constantly through legal methods, and also blacklisting them from the industry in such a way that it's not technically illegal retaliation but also effectively forbids them from getting new jobs in the field or being put near sensitive documents ever again.

The best part (if you're a company of course, if you're a whistleblower it might get miserable) is that nearly all of that is legal or essentially unprovable in many jurisdictions so you don't get put in prison if caught, a thing that does actually happen to wealthy people when they do most murders. (It doesn't happen to wealthy people who don't do anything technically illegal, or who do it for very specific corporate reasons that don't pierce the corporate veil. This is not saying the system is fair or particularly good at handling wealthy people, it is saying that the system on occasion does put fairly wealthy people in prison. If it didn't, you'd expect a lot more organized crime court successes than you see in real life, because they have a lot of money and often make extralegal threats in addition to the other things.)

The myth that companies do assassinate whistleblowers is quite possibly encouraged by those same companies (in addition to conspiracy theorists), because the idea that fatal retaliation is particularly likely, even common, is an excellent barrier to whistleblowing. (Though realistically the myth is mostly fueled by a particular conspiratorial culture that wants murder to be a realistic concern for people to have. In most cases it isn't.)

The kind of whistleblowers that do get killed tend to be ones who whistleblow police and national-level governments, and even then their violent death rate, while high (arguably whistleblowing is about twice or thrice as dangerous as being a lumberjack from some quick math I did, though that could be way off in any given direction. That's dangerous, but also eminently survivable, otherwise lumberjacking would not be a job), is such that the vast majority of whistleblowers will ultimately be fine. So whistleblow away (once you've contacted a lawyer about it, gotten advice from them, and gathered your evidence of course), you're almost certainly not going to be killed by your whistleblowing target.

[nicklloydnow]

“The whistleblower, David Charles Grusch, 36, a decorated former combat officer in Afghanistan, is a veteran of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). He served as the reconnaissance office’s representative to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force from 2019-2021. From late 2021 to July 2022, he was the NGA’s co-lead for UAP analysis and its representative to the task force.

The task force was established to investigate what were once called “unidentified flying objects,” or UFOs, and are now officially called “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” or UAP. The task force was led by the Department of the Navy under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. It has since been reorganized and expanded into the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office to include investigations of objects operating underwater.

Grusch said the recoveries of partial fragments through and up to intact vehicles have been made for decades through the present day by the government, its allies, and defense contractors. Analysis has determined that the objects retrieved are “of exotic origin (non-human intelligence, whether extraterrestrial or unknown origin) based on the vehicle morphologies and material science testing and the possession of unique atomic arrangements and radiological signatures,” he said.

In filing his complaint, Grusch is represented by a lawyer who served as the original Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG).

(…)

Grusch’s disclosures, and those of non-public witnesses, under new protective provisions of the latest defense appropriations bill, signal a growing determination by some in the government to unravel a colossal enigma with national security implications that has bedeviled the military and tantalized the public going back to World War II and beyond. For many decades, the Air Force carried out a disinformation campaign to discredit reported sightings of unexplained objects. Now, with two public hearings and many classified briefings under its belt, Congress is pressing for answers.

(…)

Grusch prepared many briefs on unidentified aerial phenomena for Congress while in government and helped draft the language on UAP for the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act, spearheaded by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Marco Rubio and signed into law by President Biden in December 2022. The provision states that any person with relevant UAP information can inform Congress without retaliation, regardless of any previous non-disclosure agreements.

(…)

He said he reported to Congress on the existence of a decades-long “publicly unknown Cold War for recovered and exploited physical material – a competition with near-peer adversaries over the years to identify UAP crashes/landings and retrieve the material for exploitation/reverse engineering to garner asymmetric national defense advantages.”

Beginning in 2022, Grusch provided Congress with hours of recorded classified information transcribed into hundreds of pages which included specific data about the materials recovery program. Congress has not been provided with any physical materials related to wreckage or other non-human objects.

(…)

“His assertion concerning the existence of a terrestrial arms race occurring sub-rosa over the past eighty years focused on reverse engineering technologies of unknown origin is fundamentally correct, as is the indisputable realization that at least some of these technologies of unknown origin derive from non-human intelligence,” said Karl Nell, the retired Army Colonel who worked with Grusch on the UAP Task Force.

(…)

Grusch said it was dangerous for this “eighty-year arms race” to continue in secrecy because it “further inhibits the world populace to be prepared for an unexpected, non-human intelligence contact scenario.”

“I hope this revelation serves as an ontological shock sociologically and provides a generally uniting issue for nations of the world to re-assess their priorities,” Grusch said.”

[xtruss]

Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead In 'Midst Of' Retaliation Case; Attorney Says He’s Shocked

John Barnett, 62, was found dead of "self-inflicted" gunshot wound, police said.

— By Victor Ordonez and Amanda Maile | March 12, 2024

John Barnett. Netlix Photo

A former Boeing employee who raised numerous concerns about the company's production standards died from a "self-inflicted" gunshot wound Saturday, per a coroner's report. The former employee was actively engaged in a whistleblower complaint against the company prior to his death, the employee's attorney confirmed.

John Barnett, 62, was found by police officers on the morning of March 9 in a vehicle parked at a Holiday Inn along Savannah Highway "holding a silver hand gun in his right hand," according to the Charleston Police Department.

Police said they were responding to a hotel worker's call after the worker heard a "pop" from Barnett's vehicle about 30 minutes prior to officers arriving, per the police report. Barnett had checked into the hotel on March 2 and was due to check out on March 8.

A plane overflight the Boeing sign on the wall of the Boeing Distribution Services Inc. HQ in Hialeah, Fla., March 12, 2024.

Responding officers discovered a male inside a vehicle "suffering from a gunshot wound to the head," the incident report reads. "He was pronounced deceased at the scene."

The Charleston Police Department said the investigation is still active.

Barnett worked for Boeing for 32 years until his retirement in 2017. He had been actively involved in litigation against the company -- he was deposed before Boeing lawyers last week, according to his lawyer.

Barnett, 62, filed his whistleblower complaint shortly after his retirement from Boeing in 2017. He came forward publicly in 2019 when he and other former Boeing employees partook in interviews with The New York Times. Barnett and others accused Boeing of prioritizing profits over safety.

"John was in the midst of a deposition in his whistleblower retaliation case, which finally was nearing the end," Barnett's attorneys, Robert Turkewitz and Brian Knowles, said in a statement Tuesday. "He was in very good spirits and really looking forward to putting this phase of his life behind him and moving on. We didn't see any indication he would take his own life. No one can believe it."

“Nope! He Didn’t Commit Suicide. He Was Murdered”

Boeing has moved to dismiss the case on several occasions and has denied all of Barnett's allegations – including claims the company put profits over safety. “Safety issues are immediately investigated, and changes are made wherever necessary,” said a Boeing spokesperson at the time of his lawsuit.

Upon learning of Barnett's passing, Boeing released a statement: "We are saddened by Mr. Barnett's passing, and our thoughts are with his family and friends."

The news follows the completion of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) audit of Boeing's production lines after a Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane lost its door plug mid-flight earlier this year.

Local authorities found Boeing whistleblower John Barnett dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the state of South Carolina over the weekend, the Charleston County Coroner's Office said in a press release.

The New York Times reported Monday that Boeing failed 33 of 89 audits. Spirit Aerosystems -- a supplier for Boeing that manufactures the fuselage for the 737 -- failed 7 of 13 audits from the FAA.

In response to the results, Boeing said it will "continue to implement immediate changes and develop a comprehensive action plan to strengthen safety and quality, and build the confidence of our customers and their passengers."

[realtalkingpoints]

From the piece:

The Justice Department removed an IRS whistleblower and his entire team from the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden’s taxes in what his lawyers described to Congress on Monday as an act of retaliation and possible obstruction of congressional inquiries, according to correspondence to lawmakers obtained by Just the News.

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[ausetkmt]

A Texas House committee on Wednesday heard explosive new testimony from lawyers investigating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, including that he appeared to provide a friend with confidential FBI documents and committed other potentially impeachable crimes in an effort to help him retaliate against adversaries and federal officials.

Many of the details have been outlined in a whistleblower suit that accuses Paxton of firing four top aides as retaliation after they reported the alleged misconduct to federal authorities.

BACKGROUND: Donor in Ken Paxton bribery case loses appeal as he seeks to avoid jail time for contempt of court

But Wednesday’s testimony painted the fullest picture yet of the ways in which Paxton allegedly leveraged the resources of his office to help the friend and campaign donor, Nate Paul. It also created a new and immediate threat for Paxton, who has denied all wrongdoing, since the House General Investigating Committee could recommend that the chamber censure him or begin impeachment proceedings.

“Would it be fair to say the OAG’s office was effectively hijacked for an investigation by Nate Paul through the attorney general?” asked Houston state Rep. Ann Johnson, D-Houston.

“That would be my opinion,” said investigator Erin Epley, a former Harris County prosecutor.

The investigators listed a number of laws that Paxton may have violated, including abuse of official capacity and misuse of official information, both of which are felony offenses. The FBI is reportedly investigating the allegations, though no charges have been filed.

The revelations come as tensions are boiling over between Paxton and House Republican leaders in the final days of the legislative session. On Tuesday, the attorney general called for House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign after claiming he presided over the House while drunk, alluding to a video that appeared to show him slurring his speech. He also slammed Phelan for not passing enough conservative priorities.

A spokeswoman for Phelan said Tuesday that Paxton’s statement was “a last-ditch effort to save face” in anticipation of Wednesday’s hearing. Phelan has publicly opposed a request from Paxton that the Legislature use taxpayer dollars to settle the whistleblower suit.

Paxton has survived repeated scandals, including a federal securities fraud case that has stalled for nearly eight years. On Wednesday, he accused Phelan, a fellow Republican, of trying to "disenfranchise Texas voters and sabotage my work."

"The false testimony of highly partisan Democrat lawyers with the goal of manipulating and misleading the public is reprehensible," he said in a statement. "Every allegation is easily disproved, and I look forward to continuing my fight for conservative values." 

LATEST: AG Ken Paxton calls for House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign over slurred speech

The House investigators, a group of attorneys with experience in public integrity law and white collar crime, said they reviewed hundreds of pages of documents, including emails, contracts and criminal complaints, and interviewed 15 people since March. All but one of those interviewed said they had “grave concerns” about Paxton retaliating against them for their participation.

The investigators said Paxton’s involvement with Paul set off a chain of departures at the agency that has since gutted it of experienced senior staff. Because of that, they said, Paxton has had to increasingly rely on outside counsel for casework – at a big expense to taxpayers.

“At this stage, the office of the attorney general spends approximately $40 million on outside counsel in an office that previously was well-funded and had a deep roster,” Epley said. 

Paxton signed a tentative settlement with the whistleblowers in February for $3.3 million, but the deal is effectively dead because the Legislature has declined to fund it, which whistleblowers have said was a condition of the agreement. The session ends on Monday. 

“The state must honor its solemn promise to compensate them for their lost wages and other demands,” attorneys for the four whistleblowers said in a statement, adding: “No public employees, especially those left at the AG’s office, are going to report this kind of public corruption in the future if the Legislature leaves our clients hung out to dry.”

The investigators also touched on the criminal securities fraud allegations against Paxton and suggested that he may illegally hold more than one homestead exemption — a type of tax break that applies to a person’s primary home. They did not provide additional details.

State Rep. Andrew Murr, R-Junction, the committee chair, said it was “alarming” and “very serious” that taxpayers are being asked to foot the bill for Paxton and others’ wrongdoings.

“That’s something we have to grapple with,” he said. “That’s challenging.”

ALSO READ: Corruption investigation into Texas AG Ken Paxton's shifting to Washington

Paxton allegedly ignored staff to step in for Paul

Over three hours of testimony, investigators described a pattern in which Paxton would bypass staff and ignore their recommendations, aggressively pushing for actions that benefited Paul.

Terese Buess, longtime former Harris County prosecutor who headed the public integrity division, said Paxton violated the state’s open records law to help Paul obtain information about the FBI’s activities involving his case, including a raid it had executed against his home and business office.

Paul, who is in the middle of multiple bankruptcies proceedings and financial litigation, had wanted the attorney general’s office to uncover details about the federal investigation into him and his businesses, the investigators said. Paul donated $25,000 to Paxton’s re-election campaign in 2018.

The attorney general’s office, which is charged with determining whether information needs to be released, had issued a “no-opinion” ruling on the matter – the first time it had done so in decades. The office receives about 30,000 requests per year.

Buess said Paul should have been denied the documents, since the open records law has a clear exception for law enforcement matters, yet Paxton pushed for its release. 

Paxton told staff he did not want to use his office “to help the feds” or the state Department of Public Safety, Buess said.

According to Buess, Paxton obtained his own copy of the documents and then directed an aide to hand-deliver a manila envelope to Paul at his business. After that, she said, Paul's attorneys stopped asking for the FBI records. Investigators don’t know whether the documents were in the envelope.

Another former Harris County prosecutor, Mark Donnelly, told the committee that an attorney of Paul’s had recommended that Paxton’s office hire a young and inexperienced lawyer named Brandon Cammack as outside counsel to help Paxton investigate the federal officials looking into Paul. It was a conflict, since Paul had requested the investigation in the first place.

Donnelly did not name the attorney who referred Cammack, but Hearst Newspapers has reported on the relationship between Cammack and an attorney who represented Paul, Michael Wynne, both from Houston.

Paxton hired Cammack as a “special prosecutor” against the advice of his staff, according to the investigators. They suggested that Cammack was able to use the unredacted FBI report from Paxton to pinpoint the targets of 39 subpoenas, which went to Paul’s business interests and law enforcement officials.

Backing up another claim from the whistleblower suit, the investigators said Paxton pressured his office to issue a legal finding during the pandemic that foreclosure sales had to stop because of public health restrictions – a ruling that went against the advice of his staff.

Such opinions can take up to six months to publish, but Paxton pushed for it to be finalized in two days. Donnelly said the only logical explanation for that was he wanted it “complete before the foreclosure sale of certain properties related to Nate Paul entities” coming up the next week.

Paul’s attorneys went on to cite the attorney general opinion in about a dozen foreclosure sales involving his properties, Donnelly said.

Investigators also found that Paxton pressured his office to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the Roy F. & Joann Cole Mitte Foundation, an Austin-based nonprofit, against Paul alleging fraud. Again, Paxton’s staff had disagreed with his efforts.

The attorney general’s office withdrew from the suit in October 2020, immediately before the whistleblower letter went out reporting Paxton to federal law enforcement.

[entomologistologist]

This post is from June 19 but I'm just seeing it now so: Wrong. Deceptively selected misquote. The CEO did not publicly admit to murder. Read the actual article and you can find the context to this quote:

Earlier in the hearing, Blumenthal asked Calhoun how many Boeing employees had been fired for “retaliating against whistleblowers,” which Calhoun had said was against Boeing company policy.

“Senator, I don’t have that number on the tip of my tongue,” Calhoun said. “But I know it happens.”

“I am happy to follow up and get you that number,” he added.

Not only did he only grant that there was retaliation, not that the retaliation was murder, "it happens" was in reference to employees being fired for retaliating against whistleblowers (probably referring to professional retaliation like getting fired, demoted, etc, not murder).

Also, this wasn't a misquote but the way the second bulletpoint in the above screenshot smushed the concession that retaliation happened together with the apology might have confused people; he apologized to the families of plane crash victims, not the families of whistleblowers.

He didn't confess to murder, c'mon. Do you not assume he had a whole team of lawyers giving him advice on what to say or not say before the hearing happened?

the ceo of boeing has just admitted to killing whistleblowers - "it happens" he says

ok

[legalconsultingblog]

Can an employment lawyer help with whistleblower protection cases?

In Dubai, employment lawyers play a crucial role in protecting workers’ rights, including those involved in whistleblower protection cases. Whistleblowing, where employees report illegal or unethical practices within an organization, is a critical issue that can lead to retaliation, dismissal, or other negative consequences. Employment lawyers in Dubai specialize in ensuring that workers who…

[strategy-law-llp]

Protecting Employee Rights: When to Seek Legal Help from an Employment Attorney

Employees are the backbone of any business, and their rights must be safeguarded in the workplace. Unfortunately, workplace disputes and violations of labor laws can arise at any time, leaving employees unsure of where to turn for help. If you’re experiencing issues with your employer, it’s important to know when it’s time to consult an employment attorney to protect your rights and ensure fair treatment. At Strategy Law LLP, we are committed to guiding employees through the legal process and helping them address workplace injustices.

Common Situations That Warrant Legal Help

Wrongful Termination

If you’ve been fired or laid off under circumstances that seem unfair or violate your contract or employment agreement, it may be considered wrongful termination. This includes situations involving discrimination, retaliation, or violation of employment contracts. An employment attorney can help you determine if your termination was unlawful and advise you on your next steps.

Discrimination and Harassment

Employees have the right to a workplace free from discrimination and harassment based on race, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and other protected categories. If you’ve faced unfair treatment or harassment, it’s crucial to consult with a lawyer who specializes in employment law. They can help you understand your rights and assist in filing complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or your state’s labor department.

Wage and Hour Disputes

Issues related to pay discrepancies, unpaid overtime, and wage theft are common. If your employer has failed to pay you the correct wages or is not compensating you for overtime as required by law, you may have grounds for a wage claim. An employment attorney can assist you in recovering unpaid wages and ensuring your employer complies with federal and state wage laws.

Employee Benefits and Leave Issues

If your employer has denied you benefits or leave under laws such as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), you may be entitled to legal recourse. It’s important to seek legal advice if you are having trouble obtaining benefits or leave you are legally entitled to.

Non-Compete and Non-Disclosure Agreements

Non-compete and non-disclosure agreements can be confusing and restrictive. If your employer is trying to enforce a non-compete agreement or a non-disclosure agreement that you feel is unreasonable or overreaching, it’s essential to consult with an attorney to understand whether the contract is enforceable under state laws.

Workplace Retaliation

Retaliation occurs when an employer punishes an employee for engaging in legally protected activities, such as filing a complaint, reporting harassment, or whistleblowing on illegal practices. If you believe you are being retaliated against for standing up for your rights, an employment lawyer can help you address the issue and protect you from further harm.

Why You Should Seek Legal Help from an Employment Attorney

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Conclusion

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Contact us today to schedule a consultation and take the first step in protecting your rights at work. Your rights matter, and we’re here to help you navigate the legal process with confidence and peace of mind.

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