Racial Discrimination Lawyer
Have you been suffering from racial discrimination at work? If so, you can file a claim and seek a remedy. Contact a racial discrimination attorney to receive help with your claim and hold your employer accountable.
Imagine driving to work each day dreading the eight hours ahead of you. You love your job duties, and you’ve worked hard in life to get where you are, but unfortunately, there’s one thing standing in the way of your success. You can’t become the employee you’re capable of being when you feel mistreated by your boss.
At first, you couldn’t understand the reason for your boss’ snide remarks, but over time, the underlying message became clear. It wasn’t your performance that was causing your boss to dislike you; it was something you couldn’t fix. Your boss was mistreating you because of your race.
At Snider & Associates, LLC, we don’t stand for racial discrimination in the workplace. Federal law protects employees from discrimination at work, and a racial discrimination lawyer from our team can also protect you. We’ll guide you through the claims process and try to hold your employer accountable for their actions. You deserve justice for your mistreatment, and our team can help you get that justice.
Identifying Racial Bias in the Workplace
Managers, executives, and coworkers can practice racial bias in the workplace in many ways. They may practice racial bias in the hiring process, during everyday job duties, when promoting employees, or when firing employees. Racial discrimination may be obvious, such as when racial slurs are used, or it may be covered up.
If you were excluded from a pay raise or a promotion, ridiculed, or mistreated at work in some other way and there was no identifiable or justifiable reason for the action, racial discrimination may be the underlying cause.
Racial discrimination can occur even if you aren’t a member of a minority race. For example, if you’re a Caucasian female with an ethnic name and you’re denied a job because the employer assumes you’re a different race, you can make a claim for racial discrimination.
What Federal Laws Protect against Racial Discrimination at Work?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects federal employees from racial discrimination in the workplace. Title VII prohibits both intentional racial discrimination and job policies that unintentionally discriminate against minorities.
Filing an EEO Complaint
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces Title VII. If you’re a federal employee and want to file a complaint with the EEOC, you must speak with the EEO counselor assigned to your federal agency. You must contact your EEO counselor within forty-five days of when the discrimination occurred.
Once you contact your EEO counselor, they’ll guide you through the complaint process and help you find a remedy for your situation. There are various times throughout the complaint process when you can abandon your claim and sue your employer instead.
Reach Out to a Racial Discrimination Attorney
No one deserves to be discriminated against for their race. If you want to feel comfortable at work and eliminate racial bias, reach out to a racial discrimination lawyer from Snider & Associates, LLC. You can fill out the contact form below or call 410-653-9060 to schedule a consultation.