Many employees are understandably worried about complaining about sexual harassment or discrimination in the workplace. We have all heard stories of bad things that have happened to people who have stood up for their rights in the workplace and are later transferred, demoted or simply no longer employed. Fortunately, most employment rights laws make it unlawful for an employer to retaliate against you because you complained about discrimination or exercised some right under a particular statute (i.e., requested family medical leave or filed for workers’ compensation). For example, an employer is prohibited from discharging, disciplining or taking other adverse action against an employee simply because the employee complained about discrimination or filed a Charge of Discrimination with a state or federal agency. Importantly, the law protects you from retaliation even if you do not ultimately succeed on your underlying complaint. If you prove that your employer took adverse action against you to retaliate against you, you are entitled to the same legal remedies that are available to victims of unlawful discrimination.

If you believe that your employer is retaliating against you because you complained about discrimination or exercised a legal right, call the Pittsburgh Employment Discrimination lawyers at Kunkel & Fink, LLP at 1-800-467-5272 or complete the contact form on this website.