The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the federal court for the Northern District of New York found that an ophthalmologist and his practice illegally fired a worker who complained about his employer’s failure to implement COVID-19 safety protocols.
The court agreed that David Kwiat and his practice retaliated against the worker for engaging in protective activity.
The court ordered the eye doctor and his practice to not violate anti-retaliation provisions in the future and to post a notice in the workplace saying employees will not face adverse consequences for reporting workpla...
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