Employment Discrimination
Assert Your Right to a Workplace Free of Discrimination
It is an unfortunate reality that discrimination continues to be prevalent in many workplaces. Federal, state, and local laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, and other grounds. Under Massachusetts law, sexual orientation discrimination is also illegal. These laws also prohibit harassment and employer retaliation against employees and others who complain about such discrimination or harassment, both within the company and in any agency or court proceeding. Our firm was founded to combat such discrimination.
Discrimination can take many forms, beyond treating people differently and worse because of who they are. For example, religious discrimination can consist of an employer’s refusal to accommodate an employee’s religious practices. Pregnancy discrimination may involve paternalistic restrictions on the work pregnant women are permitted to perform, failures to accommodate a woman’s medical needs, as well as blatant dismissals of employees once their pregnancies become known. Pregnancy discrimination also encompasses retaliation against women who take maternity leave. Disability discrimination can result from an employer’s refusal to help a person with disabilities by altering the work setting.
We represent individuals and groups in actions against employers in which discrimination of any kind has taken place. Whether you experienced a discriminatory hiring process, lost out on a promotion for discriminatory reasons, received discriminatorily unequal pay, were terminated as a result of discriminatory evaluations, were refused reasonable accommodations to your religious needs or disability, or were retaliated against for supporting a co-worker’s claims of discrimination, we can guide you to a positive resolution. Many times, we are able to negotiate settlements which avoid lengthy litigation.
If you have been a victim of discrimination, or have been retaliated against for airing your concerns regarding discrimination against yourself or others, our extensive experience can assist you in seeking justice. Contact us to set up a consultation today.