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Bakersfield Workplace Discrimination Lawyer

Everybody in the workplace should receive the same or similar treatment, regardless of what they look like or believe. Unfortunately, discrimination still exists in many workplaces. If you believe you experienced discrimination at your job, you need help from an experienced employment attorney.

Our Bakersfield workplace discrimination lawyer might be able to help you receive compensation for how you were mistreated. After reviewing the circumstances of what happened to you, our legal team could help you determine if filing a lawsuit is a viable course of action for you.

Understanding Employment Discrimination

Employment discrimination occurs when someone experiences unfair treatment based on something other than their work performance. Some of the most common examples of discrimination at worksites include:

Giving preferential treatment to certain candidates about an upcoming opportunity, such as a promotion or pay raise
Making hiring decisions based on reasons unrelated to job qualifications, such as when a company wants to only hire workers that have a specific look to promote a certain image
Paying certain workers lower wages for performing the same job in the same position
Not letting everyone use the company facilities, such as an office gym
Assigning duties that would be considered unfavorable to certain people, often in the hopes that the people would quit their jobs
Showing preferential treatment to some candidates during layoffs, such as saving younger workers from termination while firing older workers
Not allowing certain people to take their requested leave time or days off
Not providing equal training opportunities to all employees, because without necessary training, some workers do not get the chance to learn their position are set up to fail.
Wrongful termination or dismissal without valid grounds for illegal reasons
Harassment that leads to a hostile working environment

Our seasoned legal team in Bakersfield has successfully helped people facing different types of employment discrimination. We understand the emotional pain workplace discrimination can cause and could work tirelessly to help people get justice.

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Categories of Discrimination Seen in the Workplace

Both federal and state laws prohibit discrimination at work. Employees or intended workers can face discrimination if they fall into several different categories.

Racial Discrimination

Racial discrimination includes unfair treatment based on someone’s race, national origin, skin color, or ethnicity. For instance, if an employer decides not to hire a qualified candidate because of their race, that employer could potentially be liable for workplace discrimination.

Sex Discrimination

Sex discrimination occurs when someone faces harassment or unfair treatment based on their gender identity or sexual orientation. If an employer refuses to promote an individual because they are a woman and promotes a lesser qualified man instead, the employer is showing sex discrimination.

Pregnancy discrimination can also be a form of workplace discrimination. If an employer refuses to hire or promote someone because they are pregnant, the applicant or employee might have grounds to file a lawsuit.

Disability Discrimination

Employers are supposed to accommodate workers with disabilities that interfere with their job duties. Failure to make reasonable accommodations could constitute discrimination.

Age Discrimination

Employers cannot make hiring, promotion, or termination decisions because of someone’s age. People over age 40 are in a protected class.

Religious Discrimination

Employers cannot refuse to accommodate a worker’s reasonable requests for religious observances.

Our diligent legal team in Bakersfield could skillfully examine the facts of a workplace discrimination case and build a solid claim.

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Earning promotions, raises, and other accolades at work should be based only on the quality of your work and not on what you look like or believe. If you suspect you have been unfairly treated at work, contact our firm today to schedule a meeting with a Bakersfield workplace discrimination lawyer.

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