L&E Seminar: The Risk of Retaliation Claims – It’s More Than You Think! The Various Statutes Protecting Employees
- When: Apr 12, 2023 09:30 am PDT - 11:30 am PDT
- Where: 400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814
Like other employment claims in recent times, we are seeing more retaliation and “whistleblower” claims against California employers. Employers need to know what to listen for or they can find themselves accused of retaliating against a “whistleblower.”
On April 12th, Lukas Clary, Meagan Bainbridge, and Jacqueline Simonovich of Weintraub Tobin’s Labor and Employment Group hosted a training session aimed at helping business owners, human resource professionals, and managers understand the ins-and-outs of retaliation, whistleblowing, and wrongful termination claims.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Who can be a “whistleblower” and under what law(s)?
- What type of conduct can constitute “retaliation” and under what law(s)?
- What constitutes “wrongful termination” and/or “constructive termination”?
- Can an “at-will” employee be retaliated against and/or wrongfully terminated?
- What proactive measures can employers take to avoid claims of retaliation, whistleblowing, and/or wrongful termination, including effective policies, training, and documentation?
- Whistleblower claims in the time of COVID-19
- What are the statutes that protect employees from retaliation?