PRACTICE AREAS
Employment Discrimination Law
- What does it mean to be discriminated against at work?
- What groups or classes or people receive protection under the employment discrimination laws?
- How do I file a charge of discrimination?
- What information must I provide if I file a charge of discrimination?
- Are there any time limits on when I must file a charge of discrimination?
- When may I initiate an employment discrimination lawsuit in court?
- What discriminatory practices are prohibited by the employment discrimination laws?
- What happens after I file a claim with the EEOC or with my local state anti-discrimination agency?
- What if my employer retaliates against me for filing a claim of discrimination?
- An employer cannot make decisions based on a protected characteristic. What is a protected characteristic?
- Can my employer fire me because of my religious beliefs?
- If I am pregnant, can I be fired if I had a weak or poor employment review?
- No one admits that they discriminate. How can I prove my employer’s motivation?
- Can I recover punitive damages from my employment discrimination claim?
- What damages are available in an employment discrimination case?
- I was fired and I think it was because of my age, but my state is an at-will work state. Do I have recourse?
- What constitutes pregnancy discrimination?
- I feel as though I was treated unfairly at work. Do I have an employment case?
- How do I contest age-related employment discrimination?
- How do I know if I have an age discrimination claim?
- If I get laid off and a younger employee is kept, is that discrimination?
- What damages are available under the FMLA?
