| name | retaliation-complaint |
| title | Complaint for Retaliation |
| description | Drafts U.S. employment-retaliation complaints with jurisdiction, causation, and remedy sections aligned to the governing statute. Use when counsel needs a filing-ready complaint after a plaintiff alleges adverse action following protected activity. Covers Title VII, FLSA, SOX, and Dodd-Frank retaliation claims, administrative-exhaustion preservation, and prayer-for-relief drafting. |
| author | CaseMark |
| author_url | https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/retaliation-complaint |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | us |
| practice | employment |
| language | en |
Complaint for Retaliation
Generates a court-ready retaliation complaint with jurisdictional, factual, and remedy components for the selected statute.
Quick Start
- Identify the governing statute (Title VII, FLSA, SOX, Dodd-Frank, state law).
- Collect: parties, employment dates, protected-activity dates, adverse-action dates, decision-makers.
- Confirm administrative exhaustion (EEOC/FEPA charge number, right-to-sue letter).
- Draft complaint using the architecture and checklists below.
Prerequisites
Before drafting, gather:
- Governing law: federal title(s) and/or state anti-retaliation statute
- Jurisdiction: subject-matter and personal jurisdiction facts, venue basis
- Exhaustion (if required): charge number, filing date, right-to-sue date
- Timeline: employment start/end, protected-activity dates, adverse-action dates
- Parties: all plaintiffs/defendants, entity structure, employer capacity
- Evidence placeholders: emails, evaluations, memos, HR files, payroll records
- Local rules: caption format, font/margins, page limits, verification requirements
- Relief strategy: reinstatement, front pay, damages, injunction, fee-shifting, jury demand
Statute Reference Matrix
| Claim | Statute | Elements | Typical Triggers |
|---|
| Title VII | 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a) | Protected activity + adverse action + causation + knowledge | Discrimination complaint, investigation participation |
| FLSA | 29 U.S.C. § 215(a)(3) | Protected labor complaint + materially adverse action | Wage/hour/safety complaints |
| SOX | 18 U.S.C. § 1514A | Protected whistleblowing + retaliation by covered entity | Financial-fraud reporting |
| Dodd-Frank | [VERIFY] 15 U.S.C. § 78u-6 | Use exact statutory subsection | Securities/financial-market reporting |
Complaint Architecture
Draft sections in this order:
- Caption and title block
- Identity paragraph — plaintiff/defendant descriptions
- Jurisdiction and venue — see checklist below
