Purpose – Retaliation complaints in the workplace have increased 71 percent in the past ten years with a record high of more than 32,000 complaints filed in 2008. The purpose of this paper is to review retaliation legislation to clarify for employers and employees the protected provisions and...

Purpose – This study aims to examine whether the diversity of the US federal judiciary has an influence on case outcomes in employment discrimination cases. Specifically, this paper investigates if the gender and race of both judges and plaintiffs result in significantly different employment...

Purpose – The specific purpose of this paper is to research the relevant case law with regard to the legality of retaliation for workplace discrimination claims. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology employed is traditional legal research and analysis. Findings – This paper...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use a risk management perspective to identify the risks of employment discrimination law liability for multinational employers. Design/methodology/approach – Data from 101 US Federal Court cases that involved multinational employers operating both...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the invisibility of immigrants in diversity research in the management field. Design/methodology/approach – Reasons for the paucity of immigrant research, focusing on discrimination, exploitation, and abuse of low‐skilled Hispanic...