What is retaliation?

Retaliation constitutes one of the busiest categories of discrimination charges received by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC").

The various federal EEO laws, which are administered and enforced by the EEOC, prohibit employers/prospective employers from taking retribution against job applicants and/or employees who engage in protected activity.

Harassment and other forms of verbal and physical conduct constitute workplace violence pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA").

Please watch the following brief video for a discussion about retaliation.

Sources:

https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/workplaceviolence/

https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/retaliation.cfm