Protecting Employee Rights and Careers

Federal and State laws mandate that employers provide equal employment opportunities to individuals in the workplace. It is an unlawful employment practice for employers to discriminate against individuals based on their age, gender, race, color, national origin, disability or religion with respect to hiring, termination, compensation, promotion, classification, training, apprenticeship, referral for employment, or other terms, conditions and privileges of employment. In spite of these laws, there are many victims of discrimination. In 2007, there were more than 80,000 discrimination and retaliation charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, up by more than 7,000 charges filed in 2006. The monetary benefits paid to victims of discrimination, in 2007, was $345 million. To find out more information about the specific areas of discrimination, please select the appropriate link below or in the practice area.

If you think you are a victim of employment discrimination, please feel free to call us at (312) 291-4628 or contact us online to discuss your employee rights and options.

An experienced Chicago Employment Discrimination lawyer from our firm is here to help you in this difficult workplace situation.