Wrongful Termination

There Must Be An Open Position To Prove Failure To Promote Case Under Title VII

How do you prove a failure to promote employment discrimination case? Top Employment Discrimination Lawyer Answer: Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, failure to promote cases have the same essential elements as a wrongful termination claim. An employee...

Yes, You Can Be Fired For Bitching About Your Schedule And Showing Up Late

Can I be fired for opposing a schedule change? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: Yes. Meet Raina Ricks, who was the plaintiff-employee in Ricks v. InDyne, Inc., 2022 WL 8022536, at *1 (11th Cir. Oct. 14, 2022). After her termination Ricks filed a charge of discrimination...

Title VII And EEOC Deadlines Are Strict And Confusing: Get Attorney Help

Before filing an employment discrimination claim based on race, religion, gender/sex (which includes pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation), age, national origin, or disability, employees are required to file a charge of discrimination with the Equal...

How Do You Prove Causation In A Retaliation Claim?

What constitutes illegal retaliation at work? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: The majority of wrongful termination cases against employers include retaliation claims. Retaliation occurs when an employer takes a “materially adverse action” against an employee because...

How Can I Fix Bad Deposition Testimony?

It happens all the time in employment law cases. An employee meets with an attorney to go over the facts of the case. The attorney listens and responds that the facts make great claim. After the lawsuit is filed and some documents are exchanged, the employer’s...

Hiring The Wrong Attorney Can Seriously F’Up Your Employment Case

It is important to get an attorney to help you with your employment claims, be it for race or religious discrimination, sexual harassment, or especially an overtime pay violation. But not just any attorney or law firm will do. Bad things happen when you hire the wrong...

Employer Liable For Boss’s 6-Year-Old Kid Calling Worker N-Word

Little ears pick up everything you say. Sometimes they repeat what they hear at school or to their friends. It could be about marital issues or what you think about your favorite sports team. However, when you preach racist beliefs at home, your kid will repeat that...

Can My Boss Hide Behind Excuses When Discriminating Against Me?

Let’s state with the premise that most of the dumbest bosses and supervisors know that it unlawful to discrimination against employees on the basis of their race/color, religion, gender/sex (including pregnancy and LGBTQ+ status), national origin, disability, and age....