Discrimination & Harassment

Discrimination in the workplace is a serious matter. Your employer cannot treat you differently based on your age (40 or older), race, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, religion, sexual orientation (in certain jurisdictions), or physical disability.

Harassment is unwanted behavior that is illegal when it is severe, recurrent or creates a hostile work environment or when it results in demotion or termination. Minor affronts, provocations, and isolated incidents (unless extremely serious) may not be illegal. However, offensive jokes, insults, slurs, intimidation, physical threats or assaults, offensive objects or pictures are unlawful.  The harasser can be the victim’s supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or someone who is not an employee of the employer, such as a client or customer.  The victim does not have to be the person harassed, but someone affected by the offensive behavior.

Employees are encouraged to inform the harasser directly that the conduct is unwelcome and must stop. Employees should also report harassment to management at an early stage to prevent its escalation.

An employment attorney can help you understand if your employer’s actions are illegal. The employment law team of Henrichsen Law Group, P.L.L.C. has decades of experience successfully representing employees in discrimination and harassment matters. We represent clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the private and federal sector, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), state and local equal employment commissions, state and federal court in Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Washington, DC and Maryland.

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