What constitutes workplace retalaition retaliation?
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What constitutes workplace retalaition retaliation?
I worked part-time at a retail store. I was offered a department lead position for the department I worked in and I accepted. I then quit my other job that I had been with for 5 years. The day I showed up for my new job, I was informed that I would be in a different department, for which I had no training and my employer refused to train me. I was instead left to figure it out for myself with no help from the softlines manager or store manager. After 4 months, I decided to step down, as I felt I wasn’t able to properly do the job. I was given 15 hours a week as a cashier and lost my insurance and benefits. I asked several times what my pay would be changed to and was never given an answer other than,
Asked on September 2, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You may be being retaliated against, but if so, it is most likely legal: the law does not require employers to treat employees fairly and does allow mistreatment of them. The only exception is that you cannot be discriminated against or harassed due to your race, national origin, sex, age over 40, religion, or disability. That does not mean that you cannot be "retaliated" against due to other reasons, such a personal dislike, or resentment that you wanted to change positions, even if you are a member of one or more of those protected categories; it simply means that the fact that you are a member of one or more of those protected categories cannot be the reason for the actions. But if there is a non-discriminatory reason--which includes a personality conflict with a supervisor or the company having issues with you wanting to change jobs--that is legal.
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