 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.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
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