If you have suffered discrimination, contact us today to find out how we can help you.
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We handle a wide variety of employment matters in Maryland, including claims of:
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According to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey, four-in-ten working women (42%) in the United States believe that have faced gender discrimination in the workplace, Additional findings include:
According to a study released by the Pew Research Center in January 2018, gender discrimination remains prevalent in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs. In particular, Pew surveyed more than 4,900 workers in the U.S in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and found that 50 percent of women reported experiencing discrimination in the workplace. The percentage was significantly higher in majority-male workplaces. According to the study, “some 74% of women in computer jobs, such as software development or data science, say they have experienced discrimination because of their gender.”
Recent sexual harassment scandals underscore the fact that sexual harassment is prevalent in the workplace. And according to a recent EEOC report, approximately 40% of women have experienced one or more specific sexually-based behaviors in the workplace, such as unwanted sexual attention or sexual coercion.
Despite companies adopting “zero tolerance” policies, too many powerful officers, managers and supervisors engage in harassment and inflict serious harm on the careers and reputations of their victims. We are committed to aggressively combatting harassment and holding perpetrators accountable.
Based on lessons learned from representing victims of sexual harassment, we have developed a Sexual Harassment Survival Guide for Employees, which can be downloaded for free on our website.
SexualHarassmentSurvivalGuide_sexualharassmentattorneysIf you are confronting harassment in the workplace, it is important to understand your rights. Though every case is unique, we hope that the following answers to common questions about harassment rights and remedies are helpful.
Leading employment lawyer Eric Bachman is frequently quoted in the media about the rights of victims of harassment and workplace discrimination, including in these recent articles:
Although every case is unique, the following frequently asked questions provide an over view of the key legal issues that often arise in sexual harassment cases.
More than half a century after Congress enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits gender discrimination, too many women continue to face a glass ceiling blocking them from earning the promotions and other advancement opportunities that they have earned.
As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the number of female CEO’s among Fortune 500 companies has dwindled to just 5.4% (27 out of 500). This statistic alone helps illustrate the persistent presence of glass ceiling / promotion discrimination within corporate America.
Although the precise structure of a glass ceiling can vary from company to company, its discriminatory effects are undeniable and often devastating to those unable to break through it. And according to one report, the average female employee loses $10,000 per year due to the wage gap between men and women.
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as well as other federal and state laws, make it illegal for an employer to use promotion practices that create a glass ceiling. Cases brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and others make clear that companies must proactively address promotion discrimination issues. For example, the EEOC sued Outback Steakhouse about the company’s glass ceiling that prevented women from being promoted. The class action case ultimately settled for $19 million in damages.
If you win your case at trial or settle with the company beforehand, several types of remedies may be available. For example:
To learn more about gender glass ceiling discrimination, download our guide Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Tips for Combatting Promotion Discrimination:
Having served 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 trial-tested and ready to fight for you to obtain the relief that you deserve.
Bachman writes frequently on topics related to promotion discrimination, harassment, and other employment discrimination issues at the Glass Ceiling Discrimination Blog.
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.
Our office is located in Chevy Chase, but we represent employees in discrimination and other employed-related litigation in several Maryland cities, towns and municipalities, including:
Zuckerman Law has outlined what is required to prove gender discrimination when filing your case. Visit the page “how to prove gender discrimination”
Summary
We are a Washington, DC-based law firm that represents whistleblowers in whistleblower rewards and whistleblower retaliation matters and litigates discrimination claims on behalf of employees in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. The firm is dedicated to zealously advocating on behalf of our clients to achieve justice and accountability.