retaliatory discharge
- The act of unlawfully terminating an employee as a form of punishment for protected actions, such as reporting the employer's illegal activities, which is directly in conflict with public policy
- After reporting hazardous conditions at the workplace, the employee faced retaliatory discharge.
- Retaliatory discharge complaints often spring from situations where the employee has called out the employer's illegal activities.
- Laws protect employees from retaliatory discharge when they act in line with public interests, such as whistleblowing.
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