Sex & Gender Discrimination

The employment law attorneys at the Law Offices of Gregory Krasovsky provide legal support and representation to any employees or former employees seeking to pursue a sex or gender discrimination lawsuit. If you are a plaintiff claiming you are a victim of gender discrimination, it is crucial to have a competent and experienced gender discrimination lawyer to help you win your case. Contact an gender discrimination attorney at the Law Offices of Gregory Krasovsky to schedule a free consultation and take the first step to recovering damages.

Gender or sex discrimination, a form of employment discrimination, takes place whenever people of a certain gender are treated differently on the basis of that gender. Generally, sex discrimination has been directed at women, but men can also be victims of sex discrimination. Sex discrimination is illegal in any circumstance in which it affects the terms and conditions of employment.

A variety of state and federal laws have established that men and women must be treated equally in the workplace; in other words, men and women must be subject to the same practices in employment, compensation, promotion, demotion, placement, job training, working conditions, benefits, layoffs, privileges, and job assignment.

Although sex discrimination and gender discrimination often refer to the same thing, it is important to note that sex refers to physiological features, while gender refers to socio-cultural traits and self-identification. Both sex discrimination and gender discrimination are illegal in the United States.

Men and women must receive equal pay for equal work according to the EEOC’s Equal Pay Act of 1963. Men and women must receive equal pay based on the work that they do, rather than the job title that they hold. If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your gender, and your pay is lower than that of your peers, then you may have a legitimate sex discrimination claim.

Other examples of sex discrimination include the ‘glass ceiling,’ which is a supposed barrier that prevents people of a certain gender from advancing to the top rungs of the corporate hierarchy. In the United States, it is claimed that women encounter the ‘glass ceiling’ in Fortune 500 companies in which the vast majority of top executives are men.

The employment lawyer at the Law Offices of Gregory Krasovsky provide representation to both private sector employees and public sector employees. Discrimination in either case is equally anathema to us and equally illegal in the eyes of the law.

Take the first step to getting sex discrimination compensation, and contact our attorneys today to schedule a free consultation. The sooner you contact an employment lawyer the better because in order for your claim to be valid, you must file it within 180 of the issuance of the sue letter with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.