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Other (Company) locations
The parking lot
The company garage
In company vehicles
Your lunch hour with coworkers
A bar or club after work with coworkers and friends
Dealing with vendors, clients, trustees, consultants, board members, interns,
contractors, customers, etc.
Board meetings
Workplace committee meetings
Union meetings
Traveling for work, to and from home, meetings, trainings, conferences, seminars, etc.
Any place where you are working, for work purposes, or with coworkers

SAMPLE MEMO CAUTIONING AGAINST UNLAWFUL
RETALIATION

On letterhead, in interoffice memo format, or via e-mail
CONFIDENTIAL

To: Your Supervisor
(Include any others on this list to whom this memo should be addressed.)

From: Your Name
Date:
Re.: Concerns about (Company) Engaging in Actions That Could Be Characterized as
Retaliatory

I am compelled to express concern about how we at (Company) handle issues related to
unlawful retaliation under EEO and other laws.

I am concerned about how the recent situation with (employee’s name) is being handled.
Unless I am unaware of additional information or documentation related to this matter,
I recommend that we revisit this situation and seek technical assistance to ensure that we
at (Company) have not made any errors in violation of laws that prohibit unlawful retali-
ation.

If we learn that any errors have been made, I recommend that we remediate those as
soon as possible. Moving forward, I recommend that we consider implementing a deci-
sion-making protocol that will include technical assistance consultation from no-cost

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