Editorial Team

Updated May 2026.

Every page on retaliatoryfirecalc.com is reviewed by our editorial team before publication and updated when the underlying law changes. Our editors combine employment law practice knowledge with a commitment to making complex legal topics accessible to people who are navigating retaliation claims without a law degree. Below are the editorial standards we follow and the team members responsible for this site.

Editorial Standards

Cleo Delmar (CD) — Editor-in-Chief, Employment & Civil Rights Practice

Cleo Delmar leads the employment and civil rights editorial practice at The Click Lab. With a background as a paralegal in employment litigation, Cleo has worked on retaliation cases arising under Title VII, the FLSA, ADEA, ADA, and a range of state whistleblower statutes. Her practice background gives her direct familiarity with the mechanics of EEOC charge drafting, the strategic importance of the causation timeline in retaliation cases, and the procedural landmines — particularly the OSHA 30-day deadline — that cause employees to lose meritorious claims before they are ever filed.

At The Click Lab, Cleo is responsible for reviewing all primary content on retaliatoryfirecalc.com for legal accuracy, currency, and appropriate scope. She verifies that every statutory citation is current, that case law references reflect the controlling precedent (including post-Nassar but-for causation in Title VII retaliation and the post-Burlington Northern materially-adverse-action standard), and that the calculator methodology reflects the damages frameworks that courts and practitioners actually apply. She also oversees the site’s update schedule, monitoring DOL, EEOC, and court developments for changes that affect the content.

Hale Ormond (HO) — Contributing Writer, State Law & Procedural Reference

Hale Ormond contributes research support and state law reference content for retaliatoryfirecalc.com. His work focuses on the procedural variations that make state-law retaliation claims materially different from their federal counterparts: state charge-filing requirements that differ from EEOC timelines, state whistleblower statutes that provide broader coverage than federal analogs, state workers’ compensation retaliation frameworks (including states that provide for treble damages or civil penalties), and state public policy tort claims for wrongful discharge that survive even where federal claims are barred.

Hale’s research background in multi-jurisdiction employment law enables him to identify where the calculator’s federal-focused modeling may understate or overstate likely outcomes in specific states. His contributions appear primarily in the FAQ, the types-of-retaliation guide, and the methodology disclosures regarding state law variation.

Content Review Process

New pages on retaliatoryfirecalc.com are drafted against a factual checklist that requires each statutory rule to be verified against the current version of the statute (via Cornell LII or the relevant agency’s official website), each case reference to be verified against the published opinion, and each calculator formula to be tested against the disclosed methodology. Cleo reviews the draft for accuracy, scope, and plain-English clarity before publication. Pages are flagged for review when statutory changes (such as inflation adjustments to FLSA penalties or EEOC guidance updates) may affect their accuracy.

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