by Jay Butchko | Apr 5, 2023 | Retaliation
Now that the return to the office is in full swing after several years of remote work, office employees are realizing how much they missed the human interaction. In the old days, we used to complain about watercooler gossip, but it beats endless hours of doom...
by Jay Butchko | Mar 31, 2023 | Retaliation
Pursuant to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, taking a leave of absence from work is a protected activity. The FMLA codifies the right of workers to take an unpaid medical leave for up to 12 weeks, during which the employer does not have the right to...
by Jay Butchko | Mar 17, 2023 | Retaliation
You have the right to sue your employer for retaliation if your employer fires you or otherwise takes an adverse action against you in response to you engaging in a legally protected activity. Many of the activities protected under federal and state employment laws...
by Jay Butchko | Mar 3, 2023 | Retaliation
One of the reasons that fantasies of quiet quitting and the Great Resignation are so appealing is that so many of us feel unappreciated at work. We could do the jobs of almost everyone in our workplace, and sometimes we do, but while the folks in upper management get...
by Jay Butchko | Feb 17, 2023 | Retaliation
In some employment discrimination cases, the plaintiff never really felt welcome at the organization where he or she worked. If the plaintiff had a protected characteristic that was rare among the employees in that workplace, such as being one of only a few Black...
by Jay Butchko | Feb 3, 2023 | Retaliation
In employment law, a protected activity is something that you have the right to do without the risk that your employer will take adverse action against you because of it. Requesting family leave or medical leave is a protected activity, and so is filing a worker’s...
