Discrimination

Discrimination has a long history in the United States. Despite the establishment of several legal measures to reduce and, hopefully, eliminate the presence of this behavior, discrimination has remained well rooted in our society. Since the mid 20th century, laws have been set in place protecting the civil rights of employees from discriminatory acts such as unreasonable job termination or underpayment based on one’s demographic group.

Types of Discrimination

Discrimination is defined as either the promotion of one demographic over others or the exhibition of negative behavior toward a particular group. In a work environment, discrimination tactics include refusal to hire or promote, refusal to grant a deserved raise in wages, underpayment, unwarranted job termination, verbal harassment, or abuse of any kind.

Workplace discrimination that is punishable by law may be based on any of the following factors:

• Race
• Gender
• Age
• Disability
• Religion
• Pregnancy
• National Origin

Those who have been victims of workplace discrimination have the right to report their employers’ actions to a law enforcement official. Discrimination remains a real problem, and taking steps like this can help remove it once and for all from the employment realm.

Contact Us

If you have been the victim of workplace discrimination, we can help you stand up for your rights while protecting your job. If you would like to learn more about this illegal act, or to report discrimination in the workplace, contact the San Antonio workplace discrimination lawyers of Melton & Kumler, LLP today at 800-681-6932.