Sentence examples for retaliation law from inspiring English sources

The majority opinion emphasized that the retaliation law compensated employees for their lost wages, and since the unpaid intern earned nothing, she would probably only be entitled to attorney's fees if she were considered an "employee" under the statute.

A Department of Defense spokeswoman did not respond to questions about the retaliation law, but she told VICE News that progress had been made.

Civil penalties in the form of fines or jail time are possible under the minimum wage, overtime, and retaliation law when action is brought by the Attorney General.

The time is ripe for the nation's retaliation laws to move beyond their present purpose, to compensate the former employee for their lost wages, and put in place penalties which will actually deter employers from committing retaliation.

Several states passed anti-retaliation laws that prohibit employers from punishing workers for discussing pay.

Anti-retaliation laws are "a nice thing," says Dan Small, a Boston lawyer who represents whistle-blowers, "but the reality is, it's not even half the battle.

Additionally, courts have held that retaliation protections extend beyond the employment relationship, and a falsely negative post-employment reference can violate anti-retaliation laws.

The idea behind these anti-retaliation laws is to allow employees to disclose their pay without repercussion, eliminating pay secrecy policies and customs.

Although there are dozens of whistleblower protection and anti-retaliation laws on the books, some are simply too weak and others are just not aggressively enforced due to insufficient funding of the regulatory agencies charged with enforcement.

Subsequently, defense lawyers said, Ms. Gomez recanted, saying that she testified falsely because she feared retaliation from law enforcement.

In December, the Texas department of public safety issued a state-wide bulletin warning that authorities had received "credible information" that white supremacist group the Aryan Brotherhood was planning retaliation against law enforcement officials following indictments of dozens of its members in Houston.