Sometimes discrimination is more subtle, leaving employees blindsided by wrongful termination.
Carefully consider the workplace environment and whether employees in the same or similar roles receive equal treatment.
An overwhelming majority of the American workforce is “at-will,” meaning that employment is presumed to be voluntary and indefinite. In other words, you may quit for any reason, at any time, without warning. It’s also important to realize that an employer has the right to terminate you for almost any reason, at any time, without warning. Thankfully, it is illegal for an employer to terminate you on the basis of discrimination and/or retaliation for complaining about discrimination, workplace injuries, illegal activities or other protected activities.
An overwhelming majority of the American workforce is “at-will,” meaning that employment is presumed to be voluntary and indefinite. In other words, you may quit for any reason, at any time, without warning. It’s also important to realize that an employer has the right to terminate you for almost any reason, at any time, without warning. Thankfully, it is illegal for an employer to terminate you on the basis of discrimination and/or retaliation for complaining about discrimination, workplace injuries, illegal activities or other protected activities.
The bottom line: discrimination against an applicant and/or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age is illegal. It happens, though. And workplace discrimination manifests in many different ways. Some examples include:
Harassment of any kind is wrong, but only illegal if based on discrimination or protected activity.
Thousands of workers each year report workplace harassment ranging from racial slurs to unwelcome sexual advances. This creates non-productive, hostile work environments.
Some examples of workplace harassment include:
Sexual harassment is abhorrent and unacceptable. It can also be physically and emotionally taxing, which is why AN Law Firm, P.A. empathically supports its clients throughout the legal and emotional process. If you were/are being sexually harassed in the workplace, please talk to us. We want to help.
These are some of the cases Miami wrongful termination lawyer Alberto Naranjo has personally handled to prove a hostile work environment existed. Names have been changed to protect client confidentiality, but the details of the story remain the same.
The following tips help employees protect themselves against wrongful termination:
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