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Even if you aren’t pegged into one of the aforementioned categories above, but you do think that you were demoted wrongfully or treated unfairly, you can contact HR. When speaking to HR, you’ll want to follow these tips:<\/p>\n

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  • If the company does have a formal appeal process – ask HR to see your demotion and why it happened.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    • You can also consider writing an appeal letter and ask that your demotion be reconsidered. If you have any previous positive experiences or documentation ie; performance reviews, accomplishments in the company, emails from your manager that showed positive praise, etc include these in your appeal letter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Hiring A Lawyer For Wrongful Demotion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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      If you truly believe that you were demoted wrongfully and\/or you wrote your appeal and it was denied, you can seek legal action. Or if HR was of no help or not willing to help, you can seek out a lawyer that specifically deals with wrongful demotions.<\/p>\n

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      When you hire a lawyer for the alleged wrongful demotion, they will investigate the matter and figure out if it was done legally or illegally and if the case is valid to continue on with – or not.<\/p>\n

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      Chances are when you hire a lawyer, they will talk to other people in your office to see if they have had any issues with the company. Sometimes you might have a handful of employees that had the same thing happen to them, but they simply chose to not move forward with a lawyer. If a lawyer can talk to them, it’s even more proof that what you are going through is a legitimate issue in the company<\/a> that should be investigated further.<\/p>\n

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      Photo Credit: Shutterstock\u00a0fizkes\/George Rudy<\/p>\n

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