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D. Exception: Retaliation

There are certain things employees have a legal

right to do, things that are sometimes understandably

inconvenient to the employer, but for which the

employee cannot be punished. Examples include:

 Reporting a workplace safety concern to state or

federal authorities;

 Reporting a workplace injury and/or applying for

workers’ compensation;

 Requesting or taking leave under the Family

Medical Leave Act (see Chapter 2, Employee

Illness and Disability);

 Making a complaint (within the company or to

authorities) about sexual harassment and/or

discrimination in the workplace;

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