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Fight Workplace Discrimination with Experienced Labor & Employment Lawyers - Get Legal Help Today!
Individual work-related labor issues can sometimes be difficult to pinpoint. Other times, discrimination in the workplace is so open and egregious that it is obvious. Regardless of your situation, if you are facing or have faced workplace discrimination or had your rights violated, hiring a competent attorney is crucial. Our attorneys at Consumer Attorneys understand workers’ rights including wage payments, discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination, among others.
If you think that your rights were violated, get in touch with our labor and employment attorneys to get the help you deserve!
What Does Labor Law Cover?
Labor law covers a variety of principles. Labor laws are in place to protect both employers and employees with regard to the work environment. A simple way to look at it is that labor law covers what can and cannot be said and done in a work environment. It also covers special classes of people, like those of a particular national origin and age. Moreover, it dictates pay scales, overtime wage rates, breaks, and workplace safety, among other things. Some key areas of labor law include:
- Minimum wage and overtime pay stipulations
- Regulations requiring meal and rest breaks
- Workplace health and safety standards
- Anti-discrimination protections
What Do Labor Lawyers Do?
Labor and employment attorneys assist when people in workplaces engage in discriminatory practices that are against the law. Labor attorneys advocate for both employers and employees, although it’s more common for labor law attorneys (like Consumer Attorneys) to advocate for employees when they have faced discriminatory practices. Labor and employment attorneys campaign for compliance and also act as a legal voice for employees in claims against employers.
When Do You Need a Labor Lawyer?
You may need a labor lawyer if you are an employer and have questions, but more commonly, when you are an employee and you believe your employer has participated in any of the following:
- Unpaid or underpaid minimum wages
- Requiring you to work overtime without pay
- Have forced employees to work in unsafe and/or hostile work conditions
- Denied you reasonable accommodations as required by the ADA
- Discriminated against you because of your gender or sex, race, age, or national origin
Which Industries Have the Most Overtime and Minimum Wage Violations?
It’s unfortunate, but there are some employers who take the labor and employment relationship with their employees for granted. There are industries that have, at times, required employees to work for very low wages and often violate overtime and minimum wage laws. The industries that we most commonly see this in include the food service, retail, home care, janitorial services, and construction industries. This list isn’t exhaustive, and minimum wage and overtime wage violations occur in many industries!
Labor Lawyers’ Fees
Every attorney is different and typically has the freedom to set their fees as long as they are fair and reasonable. Generally speaking, many labor and employment attorneys work on a contingency basis which means that they are only entitled to a certain amount of money that they recover on your behalf in settlements or lawsuits. This can change and is different for all attorneys so it’s best to speak with an attorney to know exactly what their fees are.
What Will You Get When Working with a Labor Lawyer?
A labor lawyer is one who gives sound advice, advocates for you according to labor relations and employment laws, and works to secure a settlement or win a lawsuit on your behalf. An attorney will also be skilled in employment litigation. Prior to the settlement or lawsuit phase, a good labor lawyer will examine your situation and determine if you have a viable case against your employer. This requires labor lawyers to review the facts of your situation, relevant laws, similar cases, and more.
What Does Employment Law Cover?
The U.S. Department of Labor provides an overview and resources as it pertains to the American workplace. It administers and enforces most of the employment laws on the federal side, which include everything from wages, working hours, and health and safety standards, to retirement and employee benefits. Additionally, labor and employment practices, termination of employment, labor relations, FMLA, and more are covered under employment law.
What Do Employment Attorneys Do?
Employment attorneys help both employees and employers with complicated workplace regulations and state and federal laws. With regard to workers, employment attorneys are involved in cases where an employee is mistreated, is involved in labor disputes, faces harassment, isn’t provided accommodations for disabilities, is denied family leave, etc.
When Do You Need an Employment Lawyer?
If you have googled either of the following, you may need an employment lawyer: labor lawyers near me or labor attorney near me. Consumers often need employment lawyers when any of the circumstances above are in question. For instance, if you believe you have faced labor disputes provided by the law, like being discriminated against based on your gender or have faced harassment or were treated differently because you’ve asked for accommodations due to a disability (after following protocol), then you are likely in need of an employment attorney in case your situation requires court and litigation.
Discrimination at Work
Discrimination can present itself in many forms. Essentially, discrimination at work violates labor and employment laws and can be in the form of harassment, stalking, threats, unfair labor practices, unsafe working conditions, and much more. Anything that violates what the U.S. Department of Labor and other laws set in place is in violation of work codes of conduct that must be followed to ensure a safe work environment.
Hostile Work Environment
A hostile work environment is sometimes hard to define and because of this, some employees fail to report unfair labor practices and hostile work environments. A hostile work environment is usually one that subjects certain employees to harassment or bullying of any kind in the workplace. Most cases are based on gender, race, or any other protected class of people.
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
The EEOC is very clear that employees are protected against sexual harassment in the workplace. It is unlawful to harass applicants or employees based on their sex. Sexual harassment occurs when you face any unwelcome sexual advances or if someone requests sexual favors from you. Additionally, any other physical or verbal harassment that is considered to be sexual in nature usually rises to the level of sexual harassment.
Wage & Overtime
If you worked and you were not compensated properly, your employer may have violated labor and employment laws. This applies to both regular and overtime wages.
Severance Negotiation
If you and your employer decide to part ways under certain conditions, you may be required to sign various agreements or contracts known as a severance negotiation or severance agreement. Before signing and agreeing to any terms, you should contact an attorney to determine if the agreement is fair and equitable.
Wrongful Termination
Wrongful termination is WRONG! This means an employer fired or “terminated” an employee based on unlawful grounds due to discrimination and in violation of the law. Additionally, dismissal may be due to sexual harassment, or because you took protected leave, requested accommodations, or reported illegal activities. Your situation may be different from what we’ve included in this article. Regardless of the circumstances, we want to hear from you!
Employment Lawyers’ Fees
Employment lawyers’ fees are the same as labor lawyers’ fees. Labor lawyers and employment lawyers are used interchangeably and often refer to the same type of attorney, which is one practicing labor and employment law. To that end, the same rules mentioned above regarding fee arrangements apply.
What Will You Get When Working with an Employment Lawyer?
What you will get when working with an employment lawyer should be discussed during a consultation. The attorney should discuss whether they believe you have a viable case and what they will assist you with going forward. Typically, a good labor lawyer will be able to help you when you are discriminated against in the workplace and help you recoup lost income, help with reasonable accommodations, negotiate severance packages, and file lawsuits with the court for you.
Who Can We Help?
Our team of employment and labor lawyers represents workers across industries who have experienced discrimination in the workplace. We help people who have experienced sexual harassment, been underpaid, worked in hostile work environments, been wrongfully terminated, faced threats and backlash after requesting accommodations, and more! No matter your situation, we want to hear from you!
Frequently Asked Questions
How can a labor law attorney help me?
An employment and labor law attorney will advise you of your rights concerning labor laws, determine if your employer refused to comply with those laws, file a complaint on your behalf, and advocate for you to either gain a settlement or win a lawsuit. Ultimately what a labor law attorney will do for you is ensure your rights are upheld and help you hold an employer accountable when they’ve violated your rights according to state and federal law. An attorney skilled in labor law can help with your claim from start to finish and can be the difference between a large settlement or allowing your employer’s actions to go unchecked.
When should I call a labor law attorney?
You should call a labor law attorney as soon as you believe your rights have been violated. This can mean you weren’t paid minimum wage or overtime pay, or you were discriminated against based on your gender, race, or national origin. If you are required to work in an unsafe environment and required to work under hostile conditions in which you are subjected to sexual harassment or experience physical or verbal abuse from an employer because you requested time off. Whatever the reason, the lawyers at Consumer Attorneys want to hear from you!
What is discrimination at work?
Generally, discrimination at work appears if an employee or applicant is treated less favorably due to their race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, or disability status, etc. Discrimination can show up overtly or covertly through microaggressions and other often “hidden” forms of discrimination that are not really “hidden,” because their effect and impact are profound for employees on the receiving end. In fact, the impact of discrimination is so pervasive that it can affect not only your work life but it sometimes permeates into your personal life. If you’ve suffered, you are not alone, and we are confident we can help you.
Should I file a lawsuit?
A highly qualified labor attorney will assess the facts of your case as well as the circumstances around it in order to come up with the best solution. When filing a lawsuit based on discrimination under labor law, you should be sure you have advocates on your side who know the law and have a history of winning labor lawsuits for their clients. Consumer Attorneys law firm is ready to fight for you just like we’ve done for hundreds of clients. We’ve won millions for our clients. We do not tolerate discrimination, and neither should you!
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Our experienced credit report error attorneys help you fight back when you lose out on opportunities due to inaccurate, misleading, or false information in a credit report or other consumer report. This includes common mistakes like clerical errors, mixed credit reports, false deceased designations, and reporting old information (like a bankruptcy). Credit reporting errors lead to things like being denied a mortgage, refinancing, personal loan, or car loan; losing out on a job, apartment, or vacation rental; being rejected for insurance, lines of credit, or store cards; or being barred from getting the best interest rates and loan terms. See more
Our experienced background check error attorneys help you fight back when you lose out on opportunities due to inaccurate, misleading, or false information in a background check report or tenant screening report. This includes things like false criminal information, misreporting the classification of charges, duplicate criminal entries, failing to indicate dropped charges, and reporting expunged/sealed convictions. Background check errors lead to things like being rejected as a new hire, denied a promotion, blocked from a security clearance, fired from a current job, or denied rental opportunities. They're a problem in the ride-share, store shopper, and personal shopper industries. See more
Our experienced identity theft attorneys help you fight back against the wide variety of consumer reporting mistakes that happen following identity theft. While you may be able to pursue criminal charges against identity thieves, you are frequently left without options for cleaning up your financial accounts and credit reports. If you’ve filed notices, disputed unauthorized activity, and challenged false loans and fraudulent accounts, but financial institutions and credit bureaus keep including wrongful data in your consumer reports, there are laws that protect you. Some legal options are time-sensitive, so it is important to act quickly to enforce your rights. See more
Our experienced debt collection harassment attorneys help you fight back against debt collectors and debt collection agencies who (1) aggressively pursue you for payments on personal, medical, or household debts based on misleading, inaccurate, or false information, (2) pursue you for debts in a manner that is in direct defiance of the clearly established debt collection laws, (3) attempt to collect debts on medical bills arising out of covered workers' compensation or Medicaid claims, or (4) use intimidation tactics like falsely implying that a debt must be paid by you immediately, in contradiction to the facts and the law. See more
Our experienced employment discrimination attorneys help you fight back against illegal treatment at your workplace. Employment discrimination is targeting or preferring employees based on their status as a member of a protected group (or “class”) rather than their work performance, talent, or experience. Protected classes include categories such as age, race, sex, gender, disability, marital status, military status (including veteran status), pregnancy, national origin or ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation. Employment discrimination can be direct (targeted actions or preferences) or indirect (policies with an unfair impact on one class). Knowing what counts as discrimination involves a nuanced factual and legal analysis. See more
Our experienced labor and employment dispute attorneys help you fight back against workplace exploitation and disputes that arise out of your rights as an employee. This includes employee abuses such as unpaid or underpaid minimum wages, failing to pay overtime, forcing employees to work in unsafe conditions, refusing meal or rest breaks, ignoring workplace health and safety standards, unfairly denying family and medical leave, and more. While exploitative and illegal labor practices occur in every industry, some of the highest incidences of overtime and minimum wage disputes occur in food service, retail, home care, janitorial services, and construction. See more
Our experienced car accident victim attorneys help you fight to recover from the devastating physical, emotional, and financial damages that follow in the wake of a car accident. The web of recovery is complex, requiring an attorney capable of (1) identifying the legally responsible parties, (2) holding those parties accountable, (3) navigating medical bills, including workers comp or Medicaid, (4) fending off unscrupulous debt collectors, (5) going head-to-head with insurance companies in pursuit of coverage, (6) selecting top experts for reviews, reports, and testimony, and (6) ensuring you have access to all of the resources you need to fully recover. See more
Our experienced workers’ compensation attorneys help you fight for physical, medical, emotional, and financial justice following injuries sustained at work or due to your employment. Some of the most common workplace injuries include injuries to the back, neck, head, or brain, repetitive strain injuries (like carpal tunnel syndrome), and burns or chemical exposures. Workers’ compensation is supposed to cover the costs of medical expenses, lost wages, vocational rehab, and death benefits. When employers and insurance companies try to avoid the legal obligation to pay by denying coverage, working with an attorney can make the difference between getting better or going broke. See more
Our experienced slip-and-fall accident attorneys help you recover from the physical, medical, emotional, and financial injuries that result from an accident in which you slipped, tripped, and fell on someone else’s property due to the property owner’s negligence. There are an unlimited number of scenarios that can lead to this type of accident, but two common causes of slip and fall accidents are (1) weather-related hazards, such as snow and ice, and (2) uneven surfaces, such as uneven sidewalks or floorboards. Working with a seasoned and skilled attorney sets you up to win compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering. See more
Our experienced construction injury victim attorneys fight to help you recover from the physical, medical, emotional, and financial trauma of injuries sustained while on or near a construction site. These types of injuries can impact people across a range of circumstances, including (1) construction workers employed by the company who are on-site in the course of their jobs, (2) third-party workers who are onsite for a specific task, such as contractors, subcontractors, inspectors, engineers, government regulators, etc., or (3) the public at large, injured by the negligence of those involved with the construction project, such as a bystander injured by falling equipment. See more
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