retaliatory discharge
Law (originally and chiefly US )
noun
(An instance of) dismissal from employment in retaliation for actions which are protected by law, such as reporting an employer's unlawful conduct or refusing an employer's request to commit an unlawful act.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Columbia Law Review.
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