255 Park Ave #1000
Worcester, Massachusetts 01609
United States
Massachusetts Employment Lawyers are a team of experienced attorneys focused on protecting employees in the workplace. Combined, the group has over 40 years’ experience in fighting for employees. The group has successfully represented employees throughout the country on claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, hostile work environment, and wage violations.
11111 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 1840
Los Angeles, California 90025
United States
Over the years, the Kaufman Law Firm has taken an aggressive and comprehensive approach. It has been a successful formula that has helped workers recover the maximum settlement. Whether it is in the courtroom or behind the scenes, you can always count on the Los Angeles wrongful termination attorney at the Kaufman Law Firm to always be in your corner.
1055 West 7th Street
Berkeley, California 90017
United States
Rager Law Firm is a leading Employment law firm dedicated to protecting the people, not the powerful. As a Los Angeles wrongful termination attorney, Jeffrey Rager is specialized in workplace disputes including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, and unpaid wages.Read more: https://www.ragerlawoffices.com/
Evesham Commons
Evesham Township, New Jersey 08053
United States
The Law Firm of Morgan Rooks, PC exclusively represents employees in employment-related disputes. New Jersey and Pennsylvania are “at will” employment states — which means that an employer can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without reason. However, there are certain situations where an employer’s termination may violate the law or established public policy. When an employee believes that she/he was terminated for an illegal reason, retaliated against, or otherwise…
2 Ranch Dr
Novato, California 94945
United States
Winton Strauss Law Group, P.C., is a leading employment, real estate and business law firm serving clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. They are dedicated to protecting the rights and interests of businesses and individuals throughout Northern California, and doing so in a cost-effective manner. Our practice areas include Employment law, Business law, Wrongful termination, real estate law etc. For more details, visit https://www.wintonstrauss.com/ or call (530) 830-6776
2 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, Florida 33131
United States
The attorneys at Guttman Freidin & Celler represent a combined 100+ years experience, and provide whistleblower potection and false claims act representation. Deep experience with qui tam litigation and fighting fraud against government programs.
1880 Lakeland Dr
Jackson, Mississippi 39216
United States
Hire an attorney for sexual assault to make unwelcome demands for sexual favours, and to make any verbal or physical communication. If you’ve witnessed something like this, we ‘re happy to help.
100 Montgomery St
San Francisco, California 94104
United States
Schedule a free consultation in San Francisco by calling 415-237-1212 or in Oakland by calling 510-250-2743. Geonetta & Frucht is located in San Francisco’s financial district in the Equitable Life Building at 100 Montgomery Street #1600. In Oakland, our offices are at 825 Washington Street #220. Attorneys Frederick J. Geonetta and Kenneth Frucht have obtained settlements and verdicts exceeding $45 million on behalf of their clients, and they are ready to work for you.
518 S 3rd St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147
United States
Licensed in PA and NJ, Zeff Law Firm advocates for employees facing mistreatment or discrimation. Other practice areas include civil rights, sexual abuse, police brutaliy, and school bullying
4925 Greenville Avenue Suite 200
dallas, texas 75206
United States
Employment law is a large legal area, including such things as wrongful termination, discrimination, wage violations, worker’s compensation, non-compete agreements, whistleblower retaliation, overtime violations, and more. Website: https://www.thorpehatcher.com/
333 N Washington Ave
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
United States
Madia Law LLC is a well known boutique law firm focused on representing plaintiffs in Employment, Civil Rights, business litigation, securities litigation and Fiduciary Duty Cases. It believes in protecting the rights of individuals who need a strong trial lawyer in their corner to fight against potent interests.
8117 W Manchester Ave
Los Angeles, California 90293
United States
Cathe L. Caraway and her legal staff are the leading civil rights lawyers and labor employment attorneys, who have been fighting for the little guy to improve the American workplace since 1996. We have been successful in numerous cases involving workplace harassment, unpaid wages, hostile work environment, gender discrimination and more. Our professional employment lawyers have stood shoulder to shoulder with our clients as they faced down their powerful employers who are causing their issues.
30 E Butler Ave
AMBLER, Pennsylvania 19002
United States
Kimmel & Silverman employs a team of tenacious Lemon Law lawyers who collectively have over a century of litigation experience.
1515 West Chester Pike
West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382
United States
At Kunkle and Sennett, we offer legal services for employment-related or workers’ compensation issues. Contact us to learn more.
55 E Monroe St
Chicago, Illinois 60603
United States
The Zoldan Law Group provides experienced representation for businesses and employees in a wide range of employment law matters, including employment discrimination, workplace harassment and retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and overtime disputes, contract violations and other employment law matters. Through our robust business law practice, we provide knowledgeable, responsive legal services to corporate and commercial entities in a broad range of industries and sizes.
16061 S 94th Ave
Orland Hills, Illinois 60487
United States
Welcome to the Law Office of Demetrios N. Dalmares & Associates, Ltd. We are here to help you with all your family law cases including divorce, child custody, and more. Please talk to our experienced Orland Park, il and Orland Hills divorce lawyers today.
10455 Jefferson Hwy, Suite 2B
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
United States
Those who are wrongfully denied coverage according to their benefits package should seek the assistance of a Metairie ERISA lawyer with our firm today.
250 S Civic Center Dr
Columbus, Ohio 43215
United States
Marshall & Forman LLC provides zealous representation and quality legal advice backed by over 31 years of experience. Please contact our experienced Columbus attorneys today by calling (614) 463-9790.Visit Us @ https://www.marshallforman.com
381 Pine St
San Francisco, California 94104
United States
Minnis & Smallets LLP is a reputable, experienced employment law firm in downtown San Francisco, serving all of the Bay Area. We can advise you in all employment law matters, and will fight to protect your legal rights. At Minnis & Smallets, we help you find your way to a better future.
518 S 3rd St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147
United States
Licensed to practice law in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the Zeff Law Firm specializes in employment law. A graduate of the Delaware Law School of Widener University, Gregg Zeff began practicing law in 1988. Over more than thirty years in practice, he has earned a reputation as an experienced and aggressive lawyer. For all cases they handle, Zeff lawyers will evaluate cases and explain legal options to victims and their families.
The workplace can be defined by many things. Usually, where a person works isn’t just about the specific thing they do as much as the atmosphere that surrounds the job. Because of the important nature of the workplace, and the significant amount of time spent at a job, there are many laws and regulations set up to ensure a comfortable workplace. There are also many misconceptions about employment law. The importance of ensuring a comfortable workplace along with the confusion surrounding the law sometimes dictates the necessity of an employment lawyer to help individuals navigate their rights.
The employment process is multifaceted. It begins with the initial hiring phase. During the hiring phase, certain measures and precautions can be taken by an employer to ensure they hire the most desirable person for the job. It's at this step where an applicant will go through the interview process where they may have to answer personal demographic questions (age, sex or race) in addition to questions about their own personal history (previous employment, criminal history, and co-worker relations). It is at this phase, where the applicant usually has the least amount of leverage, where most are unaware of their rights. An applicant may not know whether an employer can conduct a background check, let alone ask specific questions about race and sex in the application process.
After the initial application and hiring phase, there is then the actual employment phase. This is where many issues may arise as what is, and what is not acceptable and it is not always made as clear as you may think. You may think it is common sense that some things should be said or done at work and that there are almost always handbooks and written policies posted that tell you exactly what you are supposed to do. Taking all of that into account, there are still many instances of workplace misbehavior. It can really boil down to the most innocuous statements such as simple compliment on another's appearance that could lead to an issue.
The last phase, the termination of employment phase, can also be the most trying. This depends on the nature of work, the reasons for the termination and the laws of the specific state you may reside in, but in all cases, there are usually a few protections that apply such as federal laws that protect people against discrimination based on their age, disability or race.
Being aware of your rights, knowing what an employer may or may not do, knowing what an employee may or may not say, are all issues that an employment attorney can help with. Employment attorneys can help advise an employer on what the appropriate action is in certain employment circumstances. An employment attorney can help and employee vindicate their rights during their employment and after their termination.
Focusing on the employee side of the equation, a person could need an employment attorney for several reasons. The most common issues deal with the termination or potential termination of employment. The issues here would be claiming unemployment benefits after termination and discrimination/harassment issues during employment that lead to termination.
Discrimination and harassment claims are mostly features of legislation that proscribe specific processes that determine what behavior is prohibited, how allegations of prohibited are to be handled and then resolved. Discrimination cases boil down to discriminatory behavior directed at a member of a protected class. A protected class is a term for a group of people intended to be protected by the law. For example, people over the age of 40 are protected against age discrimination in the workplace under federal law.
The laws on discrimination specifically detail how a claim is to be handled. First, you need an applicable employer (in this instance an employer with 20 or more employees). The law then requires a discriminatory event that can be as simple as an adverse determination against an employee such as a reduction in hours, responsibility or pay. After such an event has happened to a member of the protected class, that member has a certain time limit to bring a charge of discrimination, or a claim of discrimination against the employer. Keep in mind that there is a specific government administrative agency that handles these claims. They exist at both the state and federal level, so you likely have to deal with both at some point. In fact, you are normally required to go through the state agency first before going to the federal system. The above is a simplified version of the process that involves many protected classes and different factual scenarios. This process is very time sensitive and needs to done with the utmost care, and needs to be done with the consolation of a lawyer.
The unemployment process can be just as cumbersome as filing a claim for discrimination. Unemployment issues usually only arise after an employee has been terminated for cause. Unemployment law provides benefits in the form of weekly pay provided you were terminated at no fault of your own. However, when an employee quits or is fired for cause, that employee is not entitled to these weekly benefits. So the issue here is what is the proper cause or misconduct that led to termination? Was an employee insubordinate? Was the employer creating an untenable work situation requiring the employee to quit? This determination can also require the services of an attorney at the initial hearing stage or appeal process.
On the other side of the issue, employers need to know what the law requires of them. For instance, as a business owner are you required to provide benefits? How often do you need to play employees? How long can an employee’s shift be? Can you fire an employee for any reason you like? Should you have a sexual harassment policy? Knowing the legal processes, policies, and practices that an employer should take will help avoid problems in the future. These are all questions and issues an employment attorney can help with.
The first thing you need to understand with employment law is that it can be very specialized. There are many attorneys well versed in the area, you need only pick one with the experience that you need. For discrimination cases, you will need to find an attorney that has successfully litigated discrimination cases. Discrimination cases are very difficult to prove and take a great advocate along with a good case, in order to be successful. An attorney with a great track record of winning discrimination cases should be a priority. They don’t necessarily need to be high-profile, just cases that were actually litigated or settled to the satisfaction of their clients.
The same holds true for unemployment cases. You will need attorneys that have handled unemployment hearings and unemployment appeals. The more experience the better. There will be many firms that deal solely with employment law so you should have plenty of options.
Determining your needs should be simple. Depending on the situation, it should be clear that you need an employment lawyer. This article only scratches the surface of employment related issues, there are many more such as workers compensation as well as social security and disability benefits are also some areas where you could utilize the service of an attorney.
Most searches begin with an online search. Since employment law is an abundant area for attorneys, looking through some online ranking and review sites like Martindale-Hubbell Law directory and Avvo.com can be very useful. Those sites will allow you to see what other attorneys in the employment law sector think of each other as well as what clients have thought about the attorney's services.
After you have found some names of attorneys that you are interested in, conduct your own background search. Look up the attorney's name in your state bar association website. See if there has been any disciplinary action. This information coupled with the opinions you find on Avvo and Martindale-Hubbard should give you a pretty good idea of what attorneys are recommended in the area.
Once you have the names of a couple of attorneys you are picking from, make an appoint to speak with them. There is no problem with speaking with a few different attorneys. Treat it like any other interview process where you get a feel for their personality and style. Be sure to pick the one you fell most comfortable with.
