“Whistleblowing” is, perhaps, the most well-known form of protected activity: E.g., reporting the employer’s violation of workplace safety laws to OSHA; reporting the employer’s insider trading to the SEC; reporting the employer’s tax violations to the IRS; reporting the employer’s insurance fraud or MediCare fraud to appropriate authorities, etc..

An employee does not have to actually “blow the whistle” to be protected. Simply refusing to participate in illegal conduct is protected. Thus, it would be unlawful for an employer to discharge an employee because they refuse to engage in violations of workplace safety laws, insider trading, tax law violations, insurance fraud, etc.

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Likewise, employees are protected when they engage in legally sanctioned conduct, such as making a workers compensation claim, filing a complaint with the labor department about wages and hours violations, filing a complaint with the EEOC about sexual harassment or discrimination, labor union activity, etc..

It’s hard enough to deal with the day-to-day stress of work. No one should lose their job because they are honest and law abiding. The Cochran Firm is committed to making employers who break the law pay for the damage they cause to hard-working, honest people.