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Applying For A Job Is Key To Failure To Promote Claim

How do you prove a failure to promote race discrimination claim? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful for an employer “to ... discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions,...

Don’t File With The EEOC On Your Own

Recently, our employee’s rights lawyers detailed to problems with filing a charge of race/color, religion, gender/sex (including pregnancy and LGBTQ+ status), national origin, age, or disability discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)...

You Don’t Need All Evidence To Start A Discrimination Case

What evidence do I need to sue my employer for discrimination? Best Employment Discrimination Lawyer Answer: One of the big issues at an employment discrimination trial is to show that the employee was treated differently that similarly situated employees of a...

It’s Bad To File With The EEOC Without A Lawyer 

Today, we look at two fresh cases in the employment law realm: Collis Sumbak v. Eaton Corp. (No. 21-11106, 2022 WL 1928777, (11th Cir. June 6, 2022)) and Angela Williams v Illinois Dept. of Human Services (No. 21 C 112, 2022 WL 1988988, (N.D. Ill. June 6, 2022)).   In...

You Can’t Say Gay, But Your Boss Can Say F*gg*t

As an employment discrimination lawyer, particularly one that has been strongly pushing for equality and protection of our LGBTQ+ community in the workplace, I’m always following and blogging about these issues. (Best Law Read: Can Employers Block Transgender Use Of...

Read This Before Filing An EEOC Charge

Should I get an attorney to help me file a charge with the EEOC? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: Absolutely, yes. Before filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) you should definitely first discuss your particular work...

Just A Little Break From Being Overly Serious

Every day, our employment lawyers use our blog to educate about various discrimination and harassment issues in the workplace. Today, I want to share with you a Saturday Night Live skit from this past weekend that had HR representatives educating workers on sexual...