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Discrimination and Harassment Attorneys in Brooklawn, NJ

While most workers work at will in New Jersey, employers are still prohibited from terminating workers or taking other types of adverse actions against them based on their protected characteristics. Workplace discrimination can cause substantial harm to victims and can destroy morale. While it is illegal to discriminate against workers and applicants based on their protected characteristics, some companies still engage in discriminatory practices. The employment discrimination attorneys at Swartz Swidler understand the difficulties that people face when they are the victims of illegal discrimination at their jobs.

Your employer cannot discriminate against you because of your membership in a protected group. When you file a discrimination charge, you might enjoy multiple types of relief.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act forbids workplace discrimination based on the following worker characteristics:

• National origin
• Religion
• Creed
• Gender
• Race
• Color

If you have faced discrimination based on any of these protected characteristics, you might recover compensation for your lost wages, legal expenses, and emotional distress. If your employer’s actions were outrageous, you might also be able to recover punitive damages. Because of the fact that Title VII claims have strict deadlines after the discriminatory act, you should contact our office immediately for help.

 

In addition to Title VII, there are many other federal and state laws that prohibit other forms of discrimination, including discrimination based on any of the following:

• Age
• Pregnancy
• Disability
• Sexual orientation
• Genetic information
• Gender identity

We believe that people who have faced workplace discrimination based on their protected characteristics deserve to recover damages and to be made whole. Like other forms of discrimination, workplace harassment is also illegal. To be actionable, harassment must be severe and pervasive enough to make your workplace unbearable so that you have trouble performing your job. Harassment can also take the form of quid pro quo conduct in which you are expected to provide sexual favors in exchange for job benefits or to avoid negative job actions. If you are the victim of either type of harassment, contact us to learn about what you might be able to do to stop it from happening.

Whistleblower Attorneys in Blackwood, NJ

Fraud against the government is very common, and many instances of fraud go undetected. Because of the difficulty posed to the government to identify fraud and abuse, several whistleblower statutes have been enacted. These laws give private citizens who have non-public information about fraud against the government the right to file lawsuits against the perpetrators. If they are successful, the government will reward the whistleblowers with 10% to 30% of the total recovered amount.

Because of the important role that whistleblowers play, the whistleblower laws also include provisions that prohibit employers from retaliating against workers who blow the whistle or participate in a government investigation of their employers. If you have discovered that your employer has engaged in a massive fraud against the government or have been retaliated against for reporting your employer’s illegal activities, Swartz Swidler is available to help.

Our attorneys represent people who are facing a large variety of employment disputes. If you are facing any of these types of issues at your job, call us today to schedule a free consultation at 856.685.7420.

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