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Practice Area: Employment Discrimination
Disability, Race and Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Wrongful Discharge Lawyers
There is no doubt that there are many instances of unfair treatment experienced in the workplace. Under current economic conditions when job opportunities are scarce, employees may feel they have to suffer in silence from discrimination and sexual harassment or be faced with a wrongful termination.
If you have suffered from discrimination or sexual harassment on the job, contact the, disability, race, and gender discrimination lawyers at Gorham & Associates, LLC, for a free initial consultation.
(877) 529-1529
There are federal laws that prohibit job discrimination:
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
- The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), which protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination.
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from discrimination based on age.
- Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1009 (ADA), which prohibits employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in the private sector and state and local governments.
- Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities who work in the federal government.
- The Civil Rights Act of 1991 which, among other things, provides monetary damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination.
In most cases, it is also illegal for your employer to fire you if you make a discrimination complaint. If you have been fired for discriminatory reasons, contact the Birmingham attorneys at Gorham & Associates for assistance.
If you feel you are being discriminated against at work, you don't have to suffer in silence. Contact our employment law firm through this web site or by calling toll-free 877-529-1529.
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