What is retaliation?

Q. What is retaliation?

A. You have a right to report treatment that you believe is illegal job discrimination.

Your employer cannot punish you, treat you differently or harass you if you report job discrimination or help someone else report job discrimination, even if it turns out the conduct was not illegal, according to the EEOC.

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission calls this your right to be protected from retaliation.

Although you are protected from retaliation, you are not excused from continuing to perform your job or follow your company's legitimate workplace rules just because you file a complaint with the EEOC or report discrimination to others. Your employer has a right to expect you to continue to fulfill your job responsibilities.