Is all discrimination unlawful?

No, not necessarily. What the federal laws require is that the discrimination be based on some protected characteristics. For example, that the discrimination is based on your race or your ethnicity or your religion. Simply because somebody is treating you unfairly or even harassing you because they don’t like you but it’s not based on, for example, you being a woman. That alone is not discrimination because these anti-discrimination laws, they don’t try to outlaw rude behavior at work. They try to outlaw harassing behavior that’s based upon your age, race, gender, some other protected characteristic.

Maryland Washington DC Virginia Discrimination Attorneys

Hiring a proven and effective advocate is critical to obtaining the maximum recovery in an employment discrimination case.  Eric Bachman, Chair of the Firm’s Discrimination Practice, has substantial experience litigating precedent-setting individual and class action discrimination cases.   His wins include a $100 million settlement in a disparate impact Title VII class action and a $16 million class action settlement against a major grocery chain.   As Special Litigation Counsel in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and as lead or co-counsel in numerous jury trials, Bachman is  a litigator ready to fight for you to obtain the relief that you deserve. 

Bachman writes frequently on employment discrimination issues at the Glass Ceiling Discrimination Blog and has been quoted in national media about discrimination cases.   U.S. News and Best Lawyers® have named Zuckerman Law a Tier 1 firm in Litigation – Labor and Employment in the Washington DC metropolitan area.  Contact us today to find out how we can help you.  To schedule a preliminary consultation, click here or call us at (202) 769-1681.