San Marino Employment Discrimination Lawyer

To get the compensation you need to move past workplace discrimination, you’ll have to file a claim that’s supported by hard facts and evidence. If you have any emails, written notes, or other correspondence from your employer that suggest you may have been discriminated against, you’ll want to pass them on to your lawyer.

An attorney can use the evidence you provide, along with the findings from their own investigation, to construct a strong claim.

They may also use testimony from your co-workers as evidence for your claim, so make sure to give them the names and contact information of your fellow employees who have information on the discrimination you experienced.

Prove that You Experienced Employment Discrimination

Next, our San Marino employment discrimination lawyers will use the evidence they’ve compiled to prove that the adverse action your employer took against you was motivated by your protected category. To do so, your attorney will have to establish that your employer had knowledge of your protected category.

Some protected categories aren’t obvious. For example, if you suspect that your employer gave you a pay cut because of a mental disability that you were diagnosed with, you won’t be able to submit a successful claim against them if you can’t prove that they were aware of your mental disability.

If you think that your employer discriminated against you because of your skin color, you won’t have to prove that they knew about your protected category because skin color is a visually obvious characteristic.

Once your attorney has proven that your employer knew about your protected category, they’ll need to establish that your protected category was a substantial motivating reason behind the adverse action. They can do this by showing that you were treated differently than other employees not in your protected category.

For example, if you identify as a woman and received a negative performance review but all of the male employees on your team got positive reviews, an attorney can use this information to show you were likely discriminated against.

Pursue Financial Remedies

Once an employment discrimination lawyer from our team in San Marino has collected the evidence they need to prove your case, they’ll file a claim on your behalf and request the damages you’re owed. If your attorney wins your case, you could benefit from several remedies, including:

• The employer must stop all discriminatory actions and devise and impose measures to prevent future discrimination
• Compensation for any financial losses you incurred due to the discriminatory actions taken against you. This may include lost wages you would have received had you not been discharged or demoted.
• Financial remedies for psychological harm
• Court fees
• Punitive damages, if the discrimination you experienced was particularly egregious or malicious