Can an employer force an employee to engage in "protected activity" in order to avoid an adverse employment action?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Aghili v. El Clasificado, B292526 (Cal. App. 2020):

"protected activity," (2) the employer subjected the employee to an adverse employment action, and (3) a causal link existed between the protected activity and the employer's action. (Iwekaogwu v. City of Los Angeles (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 803, 814-815.)

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