The High Cost of Getting Even:
Understanding and Preventing
Retaliation Claims
presented by Allison West, Esq., SHRM-SCP, AWI-CH
Retaliation complaints are some of the riskiest, and most common, in the workplace.
According to the EEOC, retaliation claims make up more than 56% of charges filed. Even if an underlying claim is meritless, seemingly innocent employment action might be perceived as retaliatory when taken against an employee who engaged in protected activities. Through interactive discussion using current case law and case studies, this program will focus on what retaliation is – and isn’t – and provide guidance on how to avoid these costly claims.
Learn what constitutes retaliation and walk away with tips and tools on how to prevent these tricky, and often complex claims.
Key Learning Points:
- Understand what retaliation is under state and federal law.
- Learn about having a legitimate business need for your employment actions.
- How to ensure your managers understand their role in preventing retaliation complaints.
Allison West, Esq., SHRM-SCP, AWI-CH
Allison West is an employment attorney by background and for over 20 years has assisted employers in creating and maintaining safe and respectful work environments.
She focuses her practice on delivering customized workplace training, conducting workplace investigations, coaching executives/managers concerning performance or disciplinary issues as well as leadership topics, and serves as an expert witness. Allison also specializes in helping individuals and groups to work through conflicts and create more collaborative work environments.
Allison is a top-rated speaker at the SHRM Annual Conference as well as other HR/diversity conferences, and is a national expert on harassment, discrimination and investigations. She has appeared on PBS, CBS This Morning and in O Magazine discussing workplace harassment issues.
She is a member of the State Bar of California and holds her SHRM-SCP certification and AWI-CH (investigation) certificate.
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