Employment Litigation

Our attorneys are committed to helping you understand your civil and employment rights and to helping you enforce them. We have significant experience handing the following employment issues:

• Sexual harassment — The law does not prohibit all harassment in the workplace, but it does protect you from harassment based on discrimination. This includes sexual harassment, whether quid pro quo or a pervasive hostile work environment.
• Wage and hour violations — State and federal laws protect your right to a minimum wage, and to overtime at time-and-a-half or double time. If your employer is using unscrupulous means to pay you less than you’re entitled to, wage and hour law is on your side.
• Equal pay — State and federal laws prohibit employers from paying equally qualified women less than men for doing the same job. If you are laboring for less pay based on your gender, our employment attorneys are prepared to fight for equal pay.

Cases alleging illegal employment practices are often complicated. They can involve multiple parties, individual perceptions, evidence that must be interpreted, and conflicting accounts of behavior. In the law, there is often a fine distinction between illegal behavior by an employer and the perception of an employee of unfair treatment by the employer. However, an experienced employment lawyer can build a compelling case and help you obtain justice.