Discrimination at the workplace is sadly an all too common occurrence for people. Even in a more progressive society, these types of injustices can and will occur when they aren’t properly dealt with in a court of law. The law offices of Cohen & Fitch has years of experience with employment discrimination cases in both Federal and State courts. We also have experience in filing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) complaints. This is important, and in many instances may be a pre-requisite to filing any type of discrimination lawsuit. This is also why our attorneys also handle every discrimination case with the type of sensitivity it deserves.
Similar to racial or religious discrimination, an employer may not discriminate against an employee on the basis of gender or sexual orientation. Employers can be held accountable for unequal treatment of their employees based on their gender, orientation or an employee’s perceived gender or orientation. Employers can also be held liable for creating a hostile work environment or permitting employees to perpetuate negative stereotypes based on a person’s gender or orientation. While federal law does not explicitly prohibit sexual orientation discrimination, New York State and City laws afford special protections for such discrimination. We will aggressively fight to have you compensated if you are the target of such discrimination.