Discrimination and Harassment Lawyers Minnesota

Discrimination and/or harassment while at work creates a hostile, uncomfortable, work environment. Discrimination/harassment can also prevent you from gaining employment, promotions, or even severance benefits. This unfair treatment is both ethically and legally wrong as each individual deserves to be treated fairly and equally. Our Minnesota lawyers are experienced and knowledgeable regarding these delicate matters. They will fight for your rights and seek justice regarding your discrimination or harassment case.

Minneapolis Employment Law can protect you against:

• Age Discrimination - The refusal of benefits, promotions, or employment based on age, termination based on age, and/or any other discriminatory action due to an employees age.
• Affirmative Action and Racial Discrimination - The discrimination or harassment of an employee or job applicant based on race, national origin, ethnicity, perceived race, or relationship with a person of a certain race or ethnic background.
• Pregnancy Discrimination - The discrimination of an employee or applicant based on pregnancy, the refusal of maternity leave, and other pregnancy related situations.
• Disability Discrimination - The discrimination of an employee with an existing disability, discrimination of job applicants with disabilities, or discrimination and/or hardship to employees who acquire disabilities at work.
• Religious Discrimination - The discrimination and/or harassment of an employee due to their religious preferences, practices, or ideals.
• Sexual Harassment - Harassment of an employee including unwanted sexual advances, off color jokes, name calling, and other inappropriate sexual conduct in the workplace.

 

Minnesota Employment Lawyers also handle the following cases that may be a direct result of harassment, discrimination, or other unfair treatment:

• Severance Pay - The denial of severance benefits due to age, race, pregnancy status, and other discriminatory actions. Severance benefits may also be unfair and/or denied for other unlawful reasons.
• Wrongful Termination - The termination of an employee based on discrimination of age, race, gender, religion, or other discriminatory factor. Wrongful termination also includes retaliation firings, breach of contract, and other unlawful terminations.
• Unemployment Compensation - The denial or reduction of unemployment benefits due to discrimination or harassment. Also includes basic unemployment benefit rights and other situations where benefits may be denied.

 

Employment Lawyer Minneapolis, MN

It is important to become aware of your rights as an employee, employer, or job applicant. There are several laws, acts, and regulations in place in Minnesota as well as the United States as a whole that are used to protect employees and prohibit harmful conduct in the workplace. The following are a few examples of the many employment laws in place today:

• FMLA Laws - FMLA Laws (Family and Medical Leave Act) are used to protect employees during necessary leaves from work. This includes, but is not limited to, maternity leave, leave after a child is adopted, leave due to medical illness, and leave to take care of an ill relative.
• Qui Tam - Qui Tam (also known as "whistle blowing") is a term used to describe a lawsuit filed by an employee on behalf of the United States against their employer regarding fraud (taxes, Medicare scams, etc.). Whistle blowers, or those who file lawsuits, are protected by these laws.
• Overtime Law - Overtime Laws are used to protect employees who work a premium of hours per week(s). This law requires employees to be paid time and a half after a certain number of hours have been acquired.

 

In addition to these laws and regulations, the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) regulates discrimination, harassment, and many other employment laws. They also provide an additional helpful source of information when filing employment based claims.