EmploymentQuestion 1029 of 1605
Under Labor Code §1102.5, an employer may not retaliate against an employee who:
a.Simply asks for a raise
b.Takes an unauthorized long lunch
c.Refuses to work overtime that is properly assigned
d.Reports what the employee reasonably believes is a violation of law to a government agency or supervisor (whistleblowing)
Explanation
Labor Code §1102.5 is California's whistleblower statute. It prohibits retaliation against an employee who discloses information about a suspected legal violation to a government agency, law enforcement, a supervisor, or another employee with authority to correct it. Firing a whistleblower is unlawful and outside the at-will protection.
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