Retaliation claims by employees against their employers are easy claims to make and difficult to defend. They are now, in fact, the most common employment claim asserted against employers, ahead of discrimination and harassment claims. Why, and what can an employer do to guard against them? In this podcast, Cook Brown Partner Barbara Cotter discusses retaliation claims – the grounds for these claims, how and when they are alleged, and the policies that employers can enact to help avoid them.
Poorly drafted handbooks can run afoul of the National Labor Relations Act when they overstep certain employee rights. Steve McCutcheon looks at the case of In-and-Out Burger and the "Fight for $15" button.