If you are struggling at work because of discrimination or harassment, we strongly advise speaking with our Cook County, IL employment lawyer about your situation. We know that you may be worried about speaking up and that you will endure worsened treatment if you do. However, if you do not take action to protect yourself more incidents may occur and the offenders may continue this treatment towards others. You do not deserve to be mistreated or have your rights violated by an employer. When you go to work, you should feel safe to do your job. Contact our team at Disparti Law Group today so we can intervene immediately to protect you.
Protecting Your Rights
Retaliation is a form of discrimination. If you bring a claim forward at work and are treated adversely because of it, know that this is actually against the law. Your employer cannot retaliate against you for whistleblowing, using workers’ compensation benefits, or making claims about discrimination. You have the right to bring forward a case if your employer violates your rights. Everyone should feel safe and protected while they are at work. Our knowledgeable employment attorney can assist with the following types of cases:
- Racial discrimination
- Sexual harassment
- Age discrimination
- Disability discrimination
- Pregnancy discrimination
Examples Of Retaliation
By law, your employer cannot retaliate against you for taking negative action against them or engaging in a protected activity. You have the right to take a pregnancy or family leave, report safety violations, file a complaint, ask for reasonable accommodations for disability or pregnancy, apply for and receive workers’ compensation benefits, and act as witness for a discrimination or harassment claim. If your employer has committed any of the following shortly after you engaged in any of these scenarios, then we suggest contact our team right away:
- Fired you
- Demoted you
- Moved to you another department
- Changed your job to something less desirable
- Decreased your pay
- Altered your schedule when they know you are not able to fulfill it due to other obligations
- Created a hostile work environment
- Threatened, yelled at, or otherwise verbally attacked you
- You are left out of staff meetings and/or mandatory trainings
Disparti Law Group
Employers who retaliate against their employees should be held accountable. Our team at Disparti Law Group understands the impact that retaliation or other offenses can have on someone’s mental health. Nobody should go to work worried about being mistreated, discriminated against, or having their rights violated. Sometimes people just are not sure if what has happened to them is in fact something to take legal action on. Our IL employment attorney can meet with you and learn more about the offense and then advise what to do next. It is important that you feel protected after a time when you should have felt safe. If you suspect that your employer has violated your rights in some way, we urge you to seek legal counsel. Our team is available to speak with you further, so contact us today.
