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Employment Lawyers in St. Clair County, Alabama
Hill, Gossett, Kemp, P.C. is an employment law firm in St. Clair County, Alabama that assists clients with a range of employment law matters. Employment law addresses a variety of issues related to employment, termination, compensation, and benefits. An employment lawyer may be able to help you if you believe you have suffered discrimination on the job, if you believe you have been wrongfully terminated, or if you believed you are owed unpaid overtime by your employer. Do you have questions about your rights? Do you believe you weren’t hired or were terminated due to employment discrimination? The St. Clair County, Alabama employment lawyers at Hill, Gossett, Kemp, P.C. may be able to assist you.
Discrimination Lawyers in St. Clair County, Alabama
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission notes that various types of discrimination are prohibited under the law. Types of discrimination include age discrimination, discrimination because of disability, discrimination based on genetic information, national origin, race, religion, or sex. Under the law, an employer is not permitted to treat a worker “less favorably” because of any of these factors. This includes failing to hire a worker on the basis of age, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, or sex. This also includes harassing a worker on the job, or terminating an employee on the basis of age, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, or sex. Workers of similar backgrounds and experience should also be paid equally for equal work. Under the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, workers over age 40 cannot be discriminated against because of their age. Older workers might be sometimes treated less favorably or may sometimes be passed off for jobs or promotions because the cost of health care benefits could potentially be higher for these workers. Workers with disability have the right to receive reasonable accommodations and employers cannot discriminate against a worker because of a history of illness or disease. Employers are also not permitted to discriminate against an employee on the basis of genetic information and are not permitted to request genetic information. This is important because this can be used against a worker when the worker is seeking benefits, like health care. Finally, any discrimination on the basis of sex, national origin, race, religion, or pregnancy is also not permitted.
If you believe you have suffered discrimination on the job, you may have the right to fight back. You may be entitled to recover lost wages and seek damages. Hill, Gossett, Kemp, P.C. is a discrimination law firm in St. Clair County, Alabama that may be able to assist you.
Wrongful Termination Law Firm in St. Clair County, Alabama
Most employees are hired at will, which means that they can generally be fired at any time and for any reason. However, there are situations where individuals may be wrongfully terminated. If you have an employment contract and your employer violates this contract, you may have a wrongful termination case. If an employee is terminated to prevent them from collecting commissions, to prevent them from achieving a promised promotion, or due to other bad faith practices, an employee may also have a wrongful termination case. If you believe your termination was due to discrimination—because you became pregnant, because you became disabled, or because your employer learned something about your race, religion, national origin, or sex, you may also have a wrongful termination case. Furthermore, if you believe you were terminated as an act of retaliation because you made a sexual harassment complaint or sought fair wages, you may also have a wrongful termination case.
The wrongful termination lawyers at Hill, Gossett, Kemp, P.C. in St. Clair County, Alabama may be able to help you seek damages if you have lost your job for illegal reasons. If you blew the whistle, got fired for discriminatory reasons, or due to retaliation, you may have important rights under the law. Reach out to the wrongful termination law firm of Hill, Gossett, Kemp, P.C. in St. Clair County, Alabama today.
Unpaid Overtime Law Firm in St. Clair County, Alabama
If you work more than 40 hours in a given week, under overtime pay laws, you may be entitled to receive time and a half pay for your labor for every hour over 40 hours a week you work. This means that if your regular hourly salary is $10 an hour, for every hour over 40 hours you work in a week, you would receive $15 an hour. This law holds true for many salaried workers as well. Employers in this case would be required to calculate a worker’s regular hourly salary based on his or her yearly salary and pay him or her for overtime.
Employers sometimes take advantage of unpaid overtime law by telling workers wrongfully that they do not qualify for overtime pay. Others may not calculate overtime pay when it is due. Employers have a duty to keep track of workers’ hours and to pay workers for overtime. If you were not paid for overtime work, the unpaid overtime lawyers at Hill, Gossett, Kemp, P.C. in St. Clair County, Alabama may be able to assist you. We can calculate the unpaid wages you may be owed and can fight to help you receive these unpaid wages. Think you might be owed back pay? Reach out to the unpaid wages law firm of Hill, Gossett, Kemp, P.C. in St. Clair County, Alabama today. Our unpaid wages lawyers may be able to help you fight for the overtime pay you might deserve.
Contact a Labor Law Firm in St. Clair County, Alabama Today
Hill, Gossett, Kemp, P.C. is a labor lawyer in St. Clair County, Alabama that can help you with a range of employment law concerns. If you have suffered sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or believe you are owed overtime pay or unpaid wages, time is of the essence. Hill, Gossett, Kemp, P.C., is a law firm with labor lawyers in St. Clair County, Alabama that can help you today.
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