Anti-retaliation Policy
(with Acknowledgment)

Summary

This template is an anti-retaliation policy (with acknowledgment) that covers a variety of protected activity (e.g., wage and hour complaints, discrimination and harassment complaints, whistleblowing, and OSHA complaints). It does not address all potential state law distinctions. This template includes practical guidance and drafting notes. For practice notes covering state EEO retaliation issues, see Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation State Practice Notes Chart. For information regarding wage and hour law retaliation, see Wage and Hour State Practice Notes Chart. For practices notes on state whistleblowing laws, see Whistleblowing State and Federal Practice Notes Chart. For a full listing of key content covering employee handbook considerations, see Employee Handbook Resource Kit.