Gender Discrimination
In Illinois, a company may not terminate or otherwise take an adverse job action against an employee because of the sex of the employee. In most instances these types of cases will involve female workers being treated in an unfair manner. That isn't the law but rather what my office sees more times than not. A companies policies and employment rules must be applied equally to all employees. Policies and employment rules which disproportionately and adversely impact on one sex are strictly prohibited under both Illinois and Federal law. Below are some of the questions you should ask yourself.
- Do you work harder than your male counterparts?
- Does the boss have different rules for male and female workers?
- Do you putting in more hours than your male counterparts?
- Are you getting paid less than your male counterparts?
- Do men seem to get promoted ahead of females in your company?
- Do you have the same or more education than your male counterparts?
- Does your company have a male only group of executives?
If you can answer yes to any of those questions, you should contact my office because you may have a discrimination case based on your gender. A company generally won't put negative gender related comments in writing so one has to look for statistics to prove a discrimination case. Many times you will be working in what is called an old boys club. This just means the men don't like working with women and treat members of the other sex in a hostile fashion. You don't have to put up with this type of treatment.
Below are a few U.S. Supreme Court cases involving gender discrimination and women's rights.
- Cleveland Bd. of Ed. V. LaFleur (1974)
This case involved a pregnant teacher and because only females can get pregnant it is a gender discrimination case. Employers can't make special rules regarding pregnant employees.
- Johnson v. Transportation Agency (1987)
An employer may take gender into account in making a hiring decision but they also need to take other factors into account.
If the company has less than 100 employees as part of my discovery I will obtain information on the employees and prepare my own report, which is similar in nature to an EEO-1 report. These documents are valuable in showing a disparity in pay or work positions for females and other minorities for companies that employ less than 100 workers.
Learn whether your employer has violated federal and state laws by contacting attorney Peter LaSorsa today. I don't charge for my initial consultation. I am free seven days a week to discuss your potential claim. I have years of experience dealing with employment discrimination issues.
You may call 24/7:
Peter LaSorsa, Attorney at Law
Phone: 312-505-5038
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