What are adverse employment actions, and what happens if they end up being illegal? Here’s what you need to know.
Adverse employment actions are decisions that have a negative effect on an employee. Being fired is an adverse employment action; so is being demoted, transferred to a less-desirable position or location, or a denial of a leave request.
It’s completely legal for your boss to fire you, demote you, transfer you or deny you leave – as long as your boss is doing so for the right reasons. For example, if you stop showing up to work, it’s okay for your boss to call you and tell you not to come back. If you set the break room on fire, delete everything off the company’s server, or come to work drunk, there’s a good chance that your boss can legally tell you to hit the road.
However, there are some instances in which it’s illegal for your boss to take an adverse employment action against you. Your employer cannot base its reasoning on your:
If your employer takes an adverse employment action against you for one of these reasons, you may need to talk to a Glendale employment attorney about your situation – you could be entitled to compensation.
Related: What is discrimination?
Check out these three examples of legal adverse employment actions:
Check out these three examples of potentially illegal adverse employment actions:
Not all cases of illegal adverse employment actions are this clear-cut. In fact, most aren’t; it turns out that most employers won’t come right out and say that they’ve made an illegal adverse employment decision. If you suspect that your employer has made an adverse employment decision against you without legal justification, you should talk to an attorney.
If you think that your employer has discriminated against you and that the discrimination resulted in an adverse employment action, we may be able to help you. Call our office at 818-230-8380 now for a free consultation – or, if it’s easier, fill out the form below and we’ll get back to you right away.
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