Adverse employment actions are virtually any employment decisions that are likely to impair your job performance or prospects for advancement. The most obvious examples include termination and demotion. However, there are many kinds of possible adverse employment actions. Adverse employment actions also include changes at work that have a negative effect on your employment. These changes may include:
Assigning you more work than your co-workers
Reducing your pay
Taking away your supervisory duties
Not inviting you to team lunches or meetings
Relocating you to a less desirable job site
Moving you to a different shift that does not work with your schedule