#1. A hostile work environment (When an employee feels that the culture of the company he or she works for has produced an environment that is not only hostile to his or her career interests but hostile to the employee on a personal and emotional level, the employee may be entitled to sue the company for damages.
#2. Age discrimination is flourishing at your current employer. Educate yourselves about it.
- Gender pay discrimination (Yes, it is still happening. Management claims it’s not, however they hide behind the wide salary ranges within each job description.
- Interfering with employee rights (Employers cannot threaten employees with adverse consequences if they engage in a protected, concerted activity.)
- Misrepresented job descriptions. (There are several instances in my LOB where favored employees have been assigned a job description which has nothing to do with the work they are doing in order to get them a higher salary/bonus.)
- Retaliation (Retaliation is not just termination. It is any adverse action taken by your manager or employer for raising a complaint or ethics issue.)
There are more. Our current employer only attempts to change their ways when lawsuits are involved or allegations go public. Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire.