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Retaliation in the workplace in Miami is when an employer, supervisor, manager, or CEO punishes an employee or job applicant for following the law and reporting illegal activity or standing up to illegal practice. These punishments are also known as adverse employment actions and are illegal. For over 25 years, the experienced attorneys at the Derek Smith Law Group have helped victims of retaliation in Miami receive the compensation they deserve.
Retaliation in the workplace in Miami occurs when an employee works to follow the law and report unlawful activity and is then subsequently fired, demoted, or punished in some way by his or her employer, supervisor, manager, CEO, or even fellow employee. This is known as an adverse employment action, and can come in the form of:
Reporting discrimination, sexual harassment, or criminal activity, or refusing to participate in these acts, is protected by several federal and state laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Florida Civil Rights Act, among other laws and statutes. Furthermore, you do not need to win your discrimination claim, or even have a discrimination claim, to be retaliated against and win that claim against your employer.
In order to prove retaliation, you must prove that you reported an incident or concern and then your company found a way to punish you.
The cause and effect must occur within a reasonable time to one another, preferably a week or two or less. This relationship can be shown in one of three ways.
Here are some examples of how you can be a victim of workplace retaliation.
Retaliation in the workplace in Miami can be the result of any number of legal violations. If the cause is related to discrimination, a claim must be filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 300 days of the incident. However, if the case is the result of a whistleblower claim or sexual harassment, the time limit to file a lawsuit will be longer. The standard time limit to file a claim for retaliation in Miami can be between 300 days and 3 years or more, depending on the reason eh retaliation occurred.
If you are the victim of workplace retaliation in Miami, you deserve justice. The courts may award any of the following relief to help you get the justice you deserve:
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A workplace retaliation lawsuit in Miami may take anywhere from 4 to 6 months to a year or more to resolve. If your employer is willing to negotiate a settlement that you and your attorney deem fair, your case may settle in only 4 to 6 months. However, if your employer refuses to negotiate or wishes to go to trial, the case may take anywhere from a year or more to prepare for trial and to obtain a judgment in court.
If you are the victim of retaliation in the workplace, here are few things you can do right now to help as you decide to file a complaint.
Employees have the right to report illegal activity or refuse to participate in activities they know to be against the law. If you are the victim of workplace retaliation in Miami, the experienced attorneys at the Derek Smith Law Group can help.
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