Protected Activity Guardrails
Recall the guardrails before disciplining employees connected to protected activity.
Retaliation Manager says: "The complaint is irrelevant; the missed deadline is real." HR line The missed deadline can be addressed, but first we compare similar misses, timing, rationale, and decision-maker independence. A true fact still needs a non-retaliatory selection and escalation path. Attendance count How should protected leave affect attendance discipline? Subtract protected leave before evaluating attendance misconduct. ADA signal What is the first move when performance discipline includes an accommodation cue? Open or route the interactive process while separately reviewing any discipline for past documented conduct. Do not let the disciplinary meeting become the place where the request disappears.…
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