If You Feel Ostracized You May Have A Discrimination Lawsuit
Brian O Sutter
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We do not live in a perfect world. It frequently feels like it is as far from perfect as it can get. That does not mean that you do not deserve justice when you are being discriminated against. Discrimination lawsuits can get sticky for everyone but that doesn't mean they should be taken on with strength in southwest Florida. Florida walks in the shadows of its current reputation when it comes to discrimination. If you are being discriminated against in a business, workplace, government facility or educational institution we hope you find some peace knowing there are people willing to help you and fight for you. What Is A Discrimination Lawsuit?
A discrimination lawsuit comes out a scenario where the treatment and often times decision making regarding a person is based on a group, class or other way of categorizing a person. These effects could be in favor of or in opposition to the party at hand. We see and hear of many of these cases coming in the workplace based on an employer's discriminatory actions toward employees.
There are many forms of discrimination and many regulations in place hoping to prevent these scenarios but they do not always work. Discrimination suits however can come from places other than adverse employment decisions. Harassment and discrimination outside of the workplace are common and concerning as well. The safest way to protect yourself or figure out if you are currently in an environment where you feel you are being discriminated against is to learn what laws are in place to protect you. There are some basics but consulting an attorney will help you sort out whether you have a case that will hold up.
Discrimination In The Workplace
Employers are under many laws that are put in place to protect groups of people from being discriminated against in the workplace. All employers know this but some of them choose not to follow those laws and will make, often blatant, decisions that will affect their an employee solely because they are different than some of the other employees. With these laws being so easy to refer back to these cases, as long as the circumstances and evidence are verifiable then an attorney would be able to work with this case.
Employers know that they are not allowed to make adverse employment decisions based on discrimination of one of the protected groups. The groups and situations protected by law in these scenarios are: age, disability, equal pay/compensation, race/color, religion, pregnancy, genetic information, retaliation, harassment, veteran/military status or gender. Which seems like it should protect most people. The problem is having the proper evidence to prove that is the fuel behind making that adverse employment decision.
Harassment
Harassment very well can happen in the workplace but this form of discrimination can happen and does happen in everyday life. Just because something happens frequently doesn't mean that it should be normalized. Harassment is defined as any unwanted conduct based on one of the protected classes we mentioned before. The important couple of things to remember when trying to decipher harassment is if the conduct is creating a hostile, intimidating or abusive environment or if enduring the offensive conduct becomes a condition of continuing to exist in that environment. The most obvious of the indicators being your outward vocalization or request for the conduct to stop and that request being ignored.
Getting A Discrimination Lawsuit To Work
To get this type of lawsuit to become a successful case keep in mind the importance of documentation. If you begin to notice the signs of discrimination record the exact incident or incidents you felt were worthy of the concern. If you are able to provide witnesses or other people that are also being discriminated that is helpful to your cause and is all information you should bring to your lawyer.