The word discrimination itself is the prejudicial treatment of different categories of people based on their age, race, origin, etc.
There are known several types of discrimination which include:
- Age Discrimination.
- Disability Discrimination.
- Sexual Orientation.
- Status as a Parent.
- Religious Discrimination.
- National Origin.
- Sexual Harassment.
- Race, Color, and Sex
Unfortunately, nowadays discrimination occurs in different places. Starting from school, workplace, transportation, public spaces, restaurants, various private and public places.
Most of the time, discrimination also occurs during employment whereas the person is rejected or ignored due to discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, marital status, or origin.
Discrimination protection and laws
Considering that there are many anti-discrimination laws, it is still unavoidable to not see and feel discrimination in everyday life for several reasons and by different people.
In such cases, it is really important to find a good attorney with who you can consult and share your discrimination situation. It is such a sensitive case that requires a professional of the field who knows the law and can evaluate your case carefully.
Employment discrimination
Employment discrimination is known as one of the most common types of discrimination that occurs in the workplace. It occurs in situations or cases when an employee is treated unfairly or differently from other employees due to several types of discrimination.
One of the first anti-discrimination laws was the Civil Rights Act of 1866 which was written and destined to protect black people in workplaces, business, and other types of discrimination but unfortunately, this law was not enforced. But congress continued to focus its work on the expansion of anti-discrimination laws and as a result today there are laws that are protecting employees from discrimination based on origin, age, sex, pregnancy, marital status, etc.
It is important to emphasize that the discrimination laws also prohibit harassment. In cases of harassment, it is highly recommended to contact and consult a professional lawyer, and the earlier you contact the lawyer the better. In many cases, employees decide to leave immediately the workplace if faced with harassment which unfortunately jeopardizes the whole situation since it gives the presumption that the employee is to be guilted and is the factor that caused the separation from the workplace. Therefore, in all cases being in contact and consulting with a qualified lawyer changes the whole aspect of the situation and protects you from all matters caused.
Retaliation and discrimination
Except for different forms of discrimination, especially in the workplace what’s even more stressful for employees is retaliation especially when they’re in need to solve a workplace issue.
Anytime an employee is facing a problem or conflict at work, most of the time might be afraid to complain to the human resources department or send any complaint email to the management from the fear of retaliation.
Hence, the discrimination laws also have a focus on workplace retaliation since some of the strongest and sensitive claims of discrimination consist of workplace retaliation.
Often, there might be an employee who has a clean disciplinary record at work and who never had any issue at the workplace but in case of a complaint or initiative to solve an issue might get fired which directly addresses a retaliation case.
Anytime you might deal with any type of discrimination at work or in any place, always consider finding a qualified lawyer who will take care of your case in the most professional manner and will take care of your case.
If you are seeking aggressive representation, contact us today for a free consultation by calling
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