Dealing With Employment Discrimination Concerns
State and federal laws establish a broad range of protections against discrimination in employment. The lawyers of Rome McGuigan, P.C., in Hartford, Connecticut, handle discrimination claims arising in the workplace, counseling both employers and employees. In all cases where we are retained, we fight hard to represent our clients, whoever they may be.
Employment Discrimination · Employees · Employers
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Whether you are an employer facing claims of discrimination or an employee who is facing discrimination in the workplace, contact Andrew L. Houlding or Glenn E. Coe to discuss your concerns with one of our experienced employment law attorneys.
Employment discrimination claims may include the following:
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects employees who are aged 40 or older and are employed in a company with 20 or more employees.
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects employees who are disabled, have a record of disability, or are perceived as disabled, and working in a company with 15 or more employees.
- The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) protects employees of companies with 50 or more employees from loss of job while on approved leave for a serious medical condition, or to take care of a close family member with such a condition, or to assist a member of the U.S. Armed Services in certain conditions.
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees of companies with 15 or more employees from sex or gender discrimination, sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, religious discrimination, racial discrimination, color discrimination and national origin discrimination.
- The Civil Rights Act prohibits race discrimination in contracts, including employment contracts and protects public employees against discrimination under "color" of state or local law on the basis of race, color, sex, religion or national origin.
- The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) prohibits discrimination in worker pay on the basis of gender.
- The Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA) is similar to the federal Title VII in prohibiting against from sex or gender discrimination, sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, religious discrimination, racial discrimination, color discrimination, and national origin or ethnic discrimination. It also prohibits discrimination on the basis of age and sexual orientation, and applies to employers with three or more employees.
- Retaliation claims: Employees who oppose what they reasonably consider to be unlawful discrimination may be protected against termination or other workplace discipline. Retaliation against an employee for exercising his or her workers' compensation rights is also barred.
At Rome McGuigan, our lawyers have successfully litigated cases in all these areas. If you are an employer or employee concerned about employment discrimination, contact us for an appointment.
