Atlanta Work Discrimination Lawyers

There are a number of ways that discrimination can transpire in the workplace, including:

• Firing someone
• Not allowing the proper training
• Unnecessarily disciplining them
• Not giving someone a promotion they may be qualified for
• Harassment
• Demotion
• Unequal or less pay

The types of discrimination that are prohibited by federal law are:

• Age: When an employee or job applicant is treated unfavorably because of their age. The victim must be 40 years of age or older.
• Disability: When an employee or job applicant is treated unfavorably because they have a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Rehabilitation Act.
• Equal Pay/Compensation: When an employee or job applicant is paid less in wages, overtime pay, bonuses, vacation and holiday pay, or other benefits because of their gender. The law states that men and women must receive equal pay for equal work.
• Genetic Information: When an employee or job applicant is treated unfavorably because of genetic information.
• Illegal Harassment: When an employee or job applicant is a target of unwelcome conduct that is based on a protected characteristic (race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy), and this conduct creates a hostile work environment or becomes a condition of the victim's continued employment.
• National Origin: When an employee or job applicant is treated unfavorably because they are (or appear to be) from a different country or different ethnicity.
• Pregnancy: When an employee or job applicant is treated unfavorably because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a pregnancy or childbirth-related medical condition.
• Race/Color: When an employee or job applicant is treated unfavorably because they are of a different race or have a different color of skin.
• Religion: When an employee or job applicant is treated unfavorably because of their religious beliefs.
• Retaliation: When an employee or job applicant is treated unfavorably because they complained about illegal treatment or filed a lawsuit about illegal treatment.
• Sex or Gender: When an employee or job applicant is treated unfavorably because of their sex.
• Sexual Harassment: When an employee or job applicant is a target of unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other physical or verbal sexually harassing behaviors.

There are a number of reasons to take this vital step:

• Give your employer the opportunity to resolve the problem. They should always take an employee complaint seriously and cannot legally retaliate against you because you complained about a protected issue.
• You create open communication around the problem
• You have a clear line of communication and evidence via documentation that you reported the incident. This will help prove your discrimination case should legal action be necessary.