Fairfield Sexual Orientation & LGBT Discrimination Lawyer

Public attitudes regarding LGBT individuals have shifted considerably over the past 30 years. Nonetheless, not all workplaces are welcoming. At Venardi Zurada LLP, we meet with many workers who have faced discrimination based on their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. They have lost jobs, been demoted, or faced harassment. Some even quit their jobs out of frustration and feel as if they had no other choice.

Please contact our law firm to schedule a free consultation in a safe environment. A Fairfield sexual orientation & LGBT discrimination lawyer with our firm can explain possible legal remedies and whether a workplace discrimination lawsuit will help.

Have You Faced Discrimination?

Both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Consequently, your employer may not take negative employment actions based on this protected characteristic.

You might have a viable employment discrimination claim if you faced any of the following:

• Refusal to hire
• Demotion
• Failure to promote
• Cut in pay or benefits
• Loss of job opportunities or trainings

In short, any negative employment action motivated by your sexual or gender identity is clearly illegal. You do not have to suffer silently.

The laws also protect against retaliation if you file a complaint or participate in any way with an investigation into discrimination. For example, you might serve as a witness to describe anti-gay harassment. You can’t be fired in relation or suffer any negative employment action for helping.

Proving discrimination is a challenge—so reach out to our law firm. Few employers come right out and admit they are refusing to hire LGBT individuals. Instead, they offer some pre-text. You might come out of the closet as transgender only to find that you’re fired for allegedly poor work reviews. The timing is very suspicious. We usually rely on certain evidence to prove intent, including offensive comments or behavior which management allows to flourish, disparate hiring practices, and other evidence.

Harassment is Also Prohibited

Harassment based on sexual identity or orientation is also flatly illegal. If your workplace becomes hostile due to offensive comments, touching, slurs, jokes, or images, then you can bring a legal claim. Any quid pro quo sexual harassment is illegal also.

You Deserve Respect—Our Fairfield Sexual Orientation & LGBT Discrimination Lawyers Can Help Get It

California workplaces should be free of all harassment and discrimination. You contribute to your employer. The least they can do is treat you with respect and stamp out any discrimination or harassment you notify them of. Contact Venardi Zurada to discuss what it’s like at work. Depending on the evidence, we can seek certain remedies, including job reinstatement (if this is what you want). We can also seek unpaid wages, emotional distress damages, and other forms of relief.

Call us to schedule a free consultation with a Fairfield sexual orientation & LGBT discrimination lawyer at our firm. We are ethically obligated to keep your confidence, so no one at work will find out.

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