Employment Discrimination Attorneys

A job is so many things. It is a source of income that keeps you afloat and pays for necessities like rent or mortgage, food, healthcare, car payments, clothing, childcare, and anything else you need to survive. Work can also define your role in society and shape how you get to know the world. Are you a construction worker building infrastructure and roads with a team? A barber getting to know the local community one haircut at a time? A salesperson helping personalize purchases for a shopper’s home or wardrobe? An executive running a corporation that brings jobs to the area? A nurse offering comfort and care to those at their most vulnerable? Every job matters and plays an important role.

But when your workplace is riddled with discrimination, harassment, and abuse, your ability to earn a living, grow your career, support your family, and stay mentally healthy is put in jeopardy. Replacing pride, satisfaction, and hope for the future with indignity, sadness, fear, anger, and pain is not only wrong, it’s also illegal. 

Who Can Help?

A highly experienced law firm is your best bet for self-protection, peace of mind, and compensation. 

There are important and powerful federal, state, and local laws that protect your right to work, free from discrimination. When you’re living through this nightmare and you get to the point of researching, “Are there any employment discrimination lawyers near me,” know that the answer is an unqualified YES. 

With a nationwide practice, Consumer Attorneys is here for you, no matter where you are, what type of discrimination you’re facing, or what harm you’ve suffered. We can help restore justice and get you compensation. Read on to learn more, then reach out today. 

Key Takeaways: Know Your Rights

• Discrimination is against the law: It is illegal, according to federal law, for employers to discriminate against employees because of protected factors like a person’s - race, gender, age, and so on.
• You are protected: Employees are entitled to a safe job environment, absent from discriminatory policies and harassment.
• Legal help is available: If you face discrimination, you don't have to fight alone. Our employment lawyers are here to support you, guide you, and power you to a win.
• Document your experiences: It's crucial to gather evidence of any discriminatory actions, including emails, records, and witness statements.
• Act fast: You have a limited amount of time to file a complaint with the EEOC or your state's agency after experiencing discrimination.
• Your job security matters: Retaliation from your employer after you file a claim against them for discriminatory practices is illegal and can lead to additional legal consequences.
• Know your compensation (money) rights: You may be entitled to money for lost wages, emotional distress, and other damages as a result of discrimination.
• We handle various discrimination cases: Our firm assists with discrimination claims based on the factors mentioned above and those discussed in this article. Be sure to contact us for a free case review. 

What is Employment Discrimination?

Employment discrimination is when an employer, boss, supervisor, manager, co-worker, colleague, or client treats a person unfairly based on specific characteristics of that person. Those characteristics include age, race, gender, gender identity, medical status, sexual orientation, religion, color, ethnicity, marital status, physical or mental disability, or pregnancy. These are called protected classes.

Examples of Workplace Discrimination

Discrimination happens in different aspects of your profession. Anytime someone is hired, fired, given a promotion, denied a promotion, assigned a task, given a responsibility, offered a raise, or receives an assignment because of a protected characteristic, that is discrimination. It results in unfair and negative treatment and undermines equal employment opportunities. It also includes frequent teasing, taunting, or otherwise creating hostility because a person belongs to a protected class.

Direct and Indirect Discrimination

Discrimination at work can happen directly and indirectly. Check out each below.

Direct Discrimination

Directly, it occurs when a person is not hired, not promoted, not paid as much, not given time off to practice religion, or not given desirable assignments based on their protected class. Another form of direct discrimination is when employees create hostility toward another employee because of that employee’s protected class.

Indirect Discrimination

Indirectly, it occurs when an employer has a rule or policy that negatively impacts one protected class. Examples include no-beards policies, specific dress codes prohibiting head coverings, or policies requiring workers to work at certain times despite religious observances. Such policies are usually no accident.

Whatever is happening to you in your workplace, we are here to listen, assess the facts of your case, help you gather evidence, plan a legal strategy, hold the people responsible accountable, and, if appropriate, get you the compensation you deserve.

What Types of Employment and Labor Discrimination Can We Handle?

We can handle any type of employment-based discrimination involving protected classes and may even be able to help if you’re experiencing discrimination of another kind, too. It’s always worth having a conversation to see if we can help. 

Read about each type and what it means:

• Age Discrimination Attorneys. Age discrimination often affects workers 40 and older. If a 40-year-old or older worker is laid off or replaced by a younger employee, it could be discrimination. Contact an age discrimination attorney for support. We welcome all questions, and we look forward to speaking with you!
• Disability Discrimination Attorneys. Refusing to hire or accommodate someone with disabilities (mental or physical) is discrimination. If this happens, contact a disability discrimination lawyer for assistance. Disability does not mean “incapacity”; it's important that employers respect you and your position as an employee. We’re here to help you get the workplace rights you deserve!
• Marital Discrimination Attorneys. Treating people unfairly based on their marital status (single, married, divorced, or widowed) is illegal. If you’ve experienced this, reach out to our team for assistance.
• Medical Discrimination Attorneys. Discriminatory treatment based on medical history or conditions is unlawful. Employers must provide reasonable accommodations for treatment. Contact a medical discrimination attorney if this affects you. Your medical and health information is - your business and should not be used as a tool for an employer to discriminate against you.  
• Military Discrimination Attorneys. Discrimination based on military service or obligations is illegal. You’ve served this country, and you deserve to be treated as the hero we believe you to be. Contact our firm and speak with one of our veteran and military discrimination attorneys if this applies to you.
• National Origin Discrimination Attorneys. Treating employees differently based on their cultural background or country of origin is discrimination. This includes teasing, accent imitations, or assumptions about work ethic. Contact a national origin discrimination lawyer for assistance if you’ve faced any examples we’ve mentioned or have questions about a unique situation that we haven’t listed.
• Pregnancy Discrimination Attorneys. Unfair treatment of a woman due to pregnancy. An example is being passed over for a promotion because of pregnancy. Reach out to a pregnancy discrimination attorney if this has happened to you or if you’ve dealt with any other bias and discrimination related to your pregnancy or childbirth.
• Race Discrimination Attorneys. If you have been treated unjustly on the job because of your race, contact one of our race discrimination attorneys. Racial discrimination includes unfair treatment based on skin color, heritage, and ethnic background. This includes slurs or racial jokes in the workplace.
• Religious Discrimination Attorneys. Treating someone unfairly because of their religious practices or denying reasonable accommodations is illegal. Reach out to a religious discrimination attorney if your religion has been the basis of discrimination and bias at your workplace.
• Sex/Gender Discrimination Attorneys. Discriminating against someone based on their gender or identity is illegal. Examples include pay disparities or derogatory remarks about a transgender employee. Contact one of our sex and gender discrimination lawyers against gender bias for help. You have a right to work without the threat of violence. We can help you make your workplace safer for you and other employees.
• Sexual Orientation Discrimination Attorneys. If you've faced bias because of your sexual orientation, contact us for help. If you've been passed over for a promotion because of biases, an LGBTQ discrimination lawyer can assist you with getting the justice you deserve, including compensation for the harm you’ve suffered!
• Maternity/Paternity Discrimination Attorneys. Punishing new parents for taking leave, including adoptive parents, is a form of discrimination. 

Other Cases 

In addition to employment discrimination cases mentioned previously, our firm consists of experienced wage and hour attorneys who handle cases affecting consumers’ pay, overtime, unpaid wages, and more. If you’re having problems with an employer dealing with any of these issues, check out our other resources or call us today.

Wage & Hour 

Wage and hour violations can significantly impact employees' financial stability. Our wage and hour attorneys have experience handling cases involving unpaid overtime, meal and rest breaks, and minimum wage violations. If your employer has not properly compensated you for the hours you've worked, our wage and hour lawyers can help you recover what you're owed. We work tirelessly to hold employers accountable and make sure that your rights under labor laws are enforced.

Unpaid Wages 

Unpaid wages are often detrimental to employees, and it's a violation of your legal rights. If your employer has withheld your earned wages, our firm will help you take action. Whether due to misclassification, unlawful deductions, or other reasons, workers deserve to be compensated for their work. We have the experience needed to work through complex unpaid wage disputes and will work to ensure you receive every penny you’re owed. Don’t let wage theft go unchallenged - let our unpaid wage lawyers fight for your compensation.

Equal Pay 

Receiving equal pay for the equal amount of work completed - is a right that should be guaranteed to employees, regardless of their unique characteristics (gender, age, etc.). Unfortunately, wage disparities still exist in many workplaces. Our firm is committed to helping individuals facing pay discrimination. We work to address and resolve cases where employees are paid less than their coworkers for performing the same job. Whether under the Equal Pay Act or state-level protections, our equal pay lawyers are here to ensure you receive fair and equal compensation.

What Does an Employment Discrimination Attorney Do?

The discrimination attorneys at Consumer Attorneys will listen to your story. Everyone’s circumstances are different. Every career, every employer, every store, every small business, every work break room, every assembly line, every corporation, and every case of discrimination are all different. Then, we assess, apply the law to the facts of your case, offer legal advice, prepare a strategy for your next steps, guide you on gathering the best evidence, and, when appropriate, file a lawsuit against your employer. Most work discrimination cases are federal claims. An employment retaliation attorney at our firm will support you and answer any questions you have throughout this whole process.

Who Can We Help?

An employment discrimination attorney can help anyone who is considered to be an employee at any job from all walks of life. We help entry-level workers, executives, people in manufacturing, retail, finance, and every industry in between.

Your work is essential for so many reasons. You do not have to put up with discrimination in the workplace, and you do not have to stand up to it alone. We are workplace discrimination lawyers who fight for your rights by ensuring those rights are upheld and holding the people who violate those rights accountable.

We have represented thousands of people who have been mistreated. Let’s talk about how we can assist you.