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Employment Law:
Attorney Glennon can provide you with a thoughtful and focused analysis of your employment situation, guiding and advising you throughout the decision-making, settlement, and litigation processes. Below is some more information regarding employment law matters covered by Attorney Glennon's practice.
Discrimination
Discrimination is unlawful treatment because of an individual's membership in a particular group. Both state and federal law prohibit discrimination in employment, education, housing, public accommodations, and lending/credit. If you think that you have been discriminated against based upon your race, color, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, disability (physical or mental), sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, military service, or criminal record, the law may offer you significant protections and recourse.
Retaliation
Retaliation is unlawful treatment because an individual complained of discrimination and/or participated in another individual's complaint of discrimination. Both state and federal law prohibit retaliation.
Unlawful Treatment
In the employment context, unlawful treatment is treatment that negatively impacts the compensation and/or other terms and conditions of employment and rises to the level of what the law refers to as an "adverse employment action." This can include, but is not necessarily limited to, such harms as termination of employment, failure to promote, negative and untrue performance evaluations, a hostile work environment, and a failure to accommodate a disability. In the education, housing, public accommodations, and lending/credit contexts the unlawful conduct can also take varied forms and must also be premised upon treating an individual differently because of his or her membership in a particular group.
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is considered to be a form of gender discrimination, and can take two forms. "Quid Pro Quo" sexual harassment is the offering or denial of benefits or advantages based upon an exchange of, or refusal to exchange, sexual favors. "Hostile work environment" sexual harassment is when sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance by creating an intimidating, hostile, humiliating or sexually offensive work environment.
Wrongful Termination
Broadly speaking, "wrongful termination" claims include those that violate federal or state law such as those prohibiting discrimination, as well as terminations that violate written or implied employment contracts or that occur in order to prevent an employee from receiving earned benefits. Under certain circumstances, being fired from your job can also be illegal and actionable if it is found to be in violation of "public policy." For example, if you were fired for asserting a legal right, doing what the law requires, or refusing to engage in illegal activity.
Wage and Hour Violations
Both state and federal laws regulate the workplace with respect to the proper payment of wages which can include pay for hours worked, tips, overtime pay, vacation pay, holiday pay, commissions, and bonuses. These laws also cover such issues as compensable travel time, required record-keeping, lawful deductions from pay, and meal breaks. A violation of wage and hour laws, including retaliation for complaining of wage and hour violations, can result in a mandatory trebling of damages and the payment of the attorney's fees incurred in pursuing such claims.
Employment Contracts and Severance Agreements
These documents are typically drafted by attorneys representing the employer, and are more often than not one-sided and heavily weighted to the best interests of the employer. In order to fully protect your current and future rights, you need an attorney who can fight to exclude objectionable contract language and include language that will inure to your benefit.
Contact Attorney Glennon today for a free, no obligation consultation.
Employment Law:
Attorney Glennon can provide you with a thoughtful and focused analysis of your employment situation, guiding and advising you throughout the decision-making, settlement, and litigation processes. Below is some more information regarding employment law matters covered by Attorney Glennon's practice.
Discrimination
Discrimination is unlawful treatment because of an individual's membership in a particular group. Both state and federal law prohibit discrimination in employment, education, housing, public accommodations, and lending/credit. If you think that you have been discriminated against based upon your race, color, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, disability (physical or mental), sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, military service, or criminal record, the law may offer you significant protections and recourse.
Retaliation
Retaliation is unlawful treatment because an individual complained of discrimination and/or participated in another individual's complaint of discrimination. Both state and federal law prohibit retaliation.
Unlawful Treatment
In the employment context, unlawful treatment is treatment that negatively impacts the compensation and/or other terms and conditions of employment and rises to the level of what the law refers to as an "adverse employment action." This can include, but is not necessarily limited to, such harms as termination of employment, failure to promote, negative and untrue performance evaluations, a hostile work environment, and a failure to accommodate a disability. In the education, housing, public accommodations, and lending/credit contexts the unlawful conduct can also take varied forms and must also be premised upon treating an individual differently because of his or her membership in a particular group.
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is considered to be a form of gender discrimination, and can take two forms. "Quid Pro Quo" sexual harassment is the offering or denial of benefits or advantages based upon an exchange of, or refusal to exchange, sexual favors. "Hostile work environment" sexual harassment is when sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance by creating an intimidating, hostile, humiliating or sexually offensive work environment.
Wrongful Termination
Broadly speaking, "wrongful termination" claims include those that violate federal or state law such as those prohibiting discrimination, as well as terminations that violate written or implied employment contracts or that occur in order to prevent an employee from receiving earned benefits. Under certain circumstances, being fired from your job can also be illegal and actionable if it is found to be in violation of "public policy." For example, if you were fired for asserting a legal right, doing what the law requires, or refusing to engage in illegal activity.
Wage and Hour Violations
Both state and federal laws regulate the workplace with respect to the proper payment of wages which can include pay for hours worked, tips, overtime pay, vacation pay, holiday pay, commissions, and bonuses. These laws also cover such issues as compensable travel time, required record-keeping, lawful deductions from pay, and meal breaks. A violation of wage and hour laws, including retaliation for complaining of wage and hour violations, can result in a mandatory trebling of damages and the payment of the attorney's fees incurred in pursuing such claims.
Employment Contracts and Severance Agreements
These documents are typically drafted by attorneys representing the employer, and are more often than not one-sided and heavily weighted to the best interests of the employer. In order to fully protect your current and future rights, you need an attorney who can fight to exclude objectionable contract language and include language that will inure to your benefit.
Contact Attorney Glennon today for a free, no obligation consultation.