According to recent statistics, a staggering 43% of all EEOC/DFEH charge include a retaliation claim, making it far and away the most common. Yet, more often than not, employees do not express their thoughts about retaliation to HR and when asked why, the most frequent answer is “how could you not know.” These “stealth plaintiffs” fly under the radar until a charge or lawsuit is filed, leaving employers to scramble to connect the dots after their departure. Take a look at recent jury verdicts and you will see that retaliation and whistleblower claims easily carry the most risk for employers, often resulting in huge verdicts. This session by Daniel H. Handman, a partner at Hirschfeld Kraemer, is designed to give HR and legal professionals the tools to ferret out and address retaliation claims before they ever occur. Attendees will learn how to spot the less-noticed red flags for retaliation and whistleblower claims, like when an employee quietly but steadfastly refuses to carry out a management directive he feels to be unethical or improper.