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San Antonio Employment Retaliation & Wrongful Termination Lawyers

Employees often fear to report discrimination or to file a workers’ compensation claim because they may receive some kind of retaliation from their employer. Retaliation is a reality in today’s workplace. But what many employees do not realize is that retaliation is 100% illegal. The law protects individuals from termination, denial of promotion, coercion, intimidation, threat, harassment, or interference in their exercise of their own rights or their encouragement of someone else's exercise of rights.

According to the EEOC

“An employer may not fire, demote, harass or otherwise "retaliate" against an individual for filing a charge of discrimination, participating in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposing discrimination. The same laws that prohibit discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, and disability, as well as wage differences between men and women performing substantially equal work, also prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose unlawful discrimination or participate in an employment discrimination proceeding.”

Two Main Reason’s of Retaliation

There are many reasons that an employer may retaliate against an employee. If you are a victim of retaliation, contact an employment lawyer for a consultation and get advice. The two main reasons that our law firm has seen employers retaliate against their employees is:

• Discrimination Claims and,
• Worker’s Compensation Claims

What Can You Accomplish if You File a Claim?

Victims of retaliation can recover remedies to include:

• back pay,
• hiring,
• promotion,
• reinstatement,
• front pay,
• punitive damages (damages to punish the employer),
• other actions that will make an individual "whole" (in the condition she or he would have been but for the discrimination or retaliation).

Remedies also may include payment of:

• attorneys' fees,
• expert witness fees, and
• court costs.

Your employer (or former employer) may be required to post notices to all employees addressing the violations and advising them of their rights under the laws EEOC enforces and their right to be free from retaliation.

The employer also may be required to take corrective or preventive actions to eliminate future acts of discriminatory practices.

Deadline

Texas state law has strict deadlines for filing a discrimination claim or retaliation claim. Do not delay. If you or someone you know is a victim of retaliation (or workplace discrimination), contact a qualified employment attorney today. The Aguirre Law Firm, PLLC in San Antonio will visit you with complete confidentiality and will advise you about your rights for no charge. If you choose our law firm to represent you in a discrimination or retaliation case, we will not charge you a fee unless we obtain a favorable judgment or settlement in your case. Contact us for a free consultation at 210-922-0808.