Unfortunately in today's society, many employees still face discrimination in the workplace. To combat such discrimination, the Federal Civil Rights Act (Title VII) and the Florida Civil Rights Act were enacted. The purpose of these anti-discrimination laws are to assure equality of employment opportunities and to eliminate those practices and devices that discriminate on the basis of color, religion, national origin, gender, age, handicap, and disabilities.
These laws protect employees from employment discrimination when it involves:
- Unfair treatment because of your race, religion, national origin, gender, age, handicap, or disability;
- Harassment by managers, co-workers, or others in your workplace, because of your race, religion, national origin, gender, age, handicap, or disability;
- Denial of a reasonable workplace accommodation that you need because of your religious beliefs or disability;
- Retaliation because you have complained about job discrimination with a job discrimination investigation or lawsuit.
The Employee Discrimination Law Firm of LaBar Adams have helped numerous individuals recover monetary damages for the unlawful discrimination they have suffered. Such damages have included wages, compensatory damages, pain and suffering damages, and punitive damages. Through helping these individuals the employment lawyers at LaBar Adams have been directly confronted with the worst that employees must endure from their employers.
If you have suffered from discrimination, please contact a lawyer at LaBar Adams for a free consultation.
