​​Retaliation is prohibited by law in the workplace for ANY protected complaint.  Protected complaints may constitute complaints for a violation of law by an employer, coworker, agent, or affiliate of the employer, and such these protected complaints are known as "whistleblower" complaints.  A whistleblower complaint may be made to a supervisor, an outside agency, or anyone with the power to investigate and/or remediate the complaint.   

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Retaliation in the workplace is not limited to reports of violations of law for employee protections to be in place.  Retaliation violations can be for any protected reason, and includes requests for protected leave, accommodations, proper payment of pay, overtime or benefits, participation in employment investigations, and reporting violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act "FEHA" such as harassment, discrimination, or other prohibited workplace conduct.

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Further, retaliation law protects an individual who reports the violations, harassment, or discrimination, directed at other employees in the workplace, and the individual reporting does not have to be a victim of these violations to be protected from retaliation against reporting illegal workplace activities.  Likewise an employee is protected for testifying on a victim's behalf, participating in an investigation, or as part of a legal proceeding, and may not be retaliated against.

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If you suspect you have been a victim of retaliation in the workplace, please feel free to reach out for a free consultation.