Employers can not fire, demote, or take any other
adverse action against employees who take legally protected FMLA leave.
When in doubt, employers should consult an employment attorney to ensure that they are complying with all laws when taking
any adverse action against an employee.
If an employer takes
an adverse action against an employee because they took protected FMLA leave, it may be held liable for violating the employee's rights.
Thou shalt not take
adverse action against an employee in response to the employee's protected activity.
When a company contemplates taking
adverse action against an employee or applicant based on information found in a background check, the subject of the check has a right to a copy of the report.
This question is relevant when employers use information in a consumer report collected by a third - party Consumer Reporting Agency, like a background screening company, to take
adverse action against an employee or applicant.
Not exact matches
The ADA is intended to require employers to provide equal opportunities to
employees with disabilities by requiring them to provide reasonable accommodations to such
employees, and by prohibiting them from taking any
adverse employment
action against such
employees on the basis of their disability.
Call on state lawmakers and school districts to formulate and pass legislation and policies that allow school
employees to provide parents with their opinions on whether students would benefit from exclusion from a state / and or district standardized test and that no
adverse action or discipline would be taken
against employees who engage in such discussion.
The Cooper Union requires Personnel to report to The Cooper Union good - faith concerns about behavior that appears to violate this Code, and under this Code a «Whistleblower» is the individual reporting such activity.The Cooper Union strictly prohibits any harassment, retaliation, or
adverse employment consequences
against any Whistleblower who, in good faith, reports a violation or suspected violation of this Code, and any person who retaliates
against a Whistleblower is subject to appropriate disciplinary and corrective
action, up to and including termination of employment in the case of an
employee.
The Cooper Union requires Personnel to report to The Cooper Union good - faith concerns about behavior that appears to violate this Code, and under this Code a «Whistleblower» is the individual reporting such activity.The Cooper Union strictly prohibits any harassment, retaliation, or
adverse employment consequences
against any Whistleblower who, in good faith, reports a violation or suspected violation of this Code, and any person who retaliates
against a Whistleblower is subject to appropriate disciplinary and corrective
action, up to and including termination of employment in the case of an
employee.
Workplace pregnancy discrimination is any type of
adverse employment
action against an
employee or job candidate based upon the fact that the woman is pregnant.
When an
employee complains about discrimination or harassment, any
adverse action against the complaining
employee can constitute retaliation.
(a) A state or local governmental entity may not suspend or terminate the employment of, or take other
adverse personnel
action against, a public
employee who in good faith reports a violation of law by the employing governmental entity or another public
employee to an appropriate law enforcement authority.
Pregnancy discrimination is any
adverse action by an employer
against a female
employee because of her pregnancy.
Under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), an employer must not take
adverse action (including dismissal)
against an
employee because they exercised or proposed to exercise a workplace right (section 340).
Each of these suits involves a complex web of legal issues and accusations — one involving an alleged failure to follow
adverse action notification protocol that resulted in an expunged criminal record being used
against a prospective
employee; another revolves around the alleged misuse of background screening disclosure and authorization forms and reporting of background information that is not legal for a background check company to report (resulting in
adverse action against a hopeful applicant); and the third was news of a $ 18.6 M settlement over the use of unverified criminal database research.