Discrimination Legal Questions

absolutely.  No employer can use any protected classification as a factor in the hiring decision, to reject or offer you the job.  Simple example, an employer calls in Mr. Smith for an interview.  Sees that he's elderly and then decides to not offer him the job because of his age.  Somone gets a resume and tosses it in the garbage because you are a woman and they refuse to consider women for the role.  If the woman was equally if not better qualified and her resume is not considered based upon gender:  unlawful generally.  But of course all depends on the facts and proving this based upon suspicion is a shot in the dark without more evidence and facts as to support your belief.  ... Read More

 If it's a work related injury this could be Worker's Comp. retaliation and your employer would be obligated to honor any work restrictions as best it can. For the more you may have protection under the Americans With Disabilities Act as well as the Florida Civil Rights Act if there are possibility and wats to accommodate work restrictions that you have. Consult a lawyer over the situate asked whether this is work related whether this is a permanent injury which may qualify as a disability or is this just a broken arm that will heal and without permanency. You may also have protections under FMLA and also have entitlement to short-term disability or long-term disability . But what what we need is more facts and information and us you should consult with a lawyer        ... Read More

Absolutely. This is a would be a violation of the federal law USERRA and Ohio's laws against discrimination. Our office provides free consultations and works on a contingency fee regularly representing clients with military status discrimination. Feel free to contact our office.   Ohio USERRA military status discrimination lawyer http://mcoffmanlegal.com/practice-areas/discrimination/ohio-military-status-discrimination-attorney-userra/... Read More

You need to speak with an Ohio employment lawyer that handles disability discrimination immediately. Your employer cannot discriminate against you based on what it believes you can do, not what you are actually able to do. I'm sorry that you have had to encounter such comments. Contact our office for a free consultation.   Ohio ADA disability discrimination lawyer http://mcoffmanlegal.com/practice-areas/discrimination/disability-ada-discrimination-attorney-columbus-ohio/... Read More

 Much will depend on whether you are in fact have work restrictions that need accommodating for your disability and whether the actions of the employer violate those restrictions. Once again if you believe you have been discriminated against because of your disability then you present it to your company follow the procedures in human resources protocol and if no relief can file a charge with EEOC as well as Seek legal representatio... Read More

 Your question is not clear but if you are saying that you filed an EEOC charge for discrimination and they have continued to harass discriminate and will retaliate against you this may be an additional violation of your civil rights. At this point you can file an additional charge for the retaliation but consult a lawyer immediately.    But you may also need to report the additional harassment or retaliation to human resources first... Read More

You cannot be fired for demanding that you be paid fairly, and you cannot be paid less than minimum wage for your work. Although normally you would be considered an "employee at will" who could be fired for any non-discriminatory reason, once you complained about not being paid fairly and were fired for it, you became a "whistle blower" because you essentially reported a violation of the law to your employer- being underpaid. You then were protected by the law from retaliatory termination. Assuming you really did not get paid minimum wage and were fired for complaining about it, you have a good case, and the law says your boss must pay your attorney fees if you win. ... Read More

You do not say if you are in foreclosure or not.  You have already used the bankruptcy process and you should have modified it in that case.  Also, the HAMP program, the main Federal program is over.  Given your limited income, and the failure to act sooner, honestly you have few if any options at this point.... Read More