California Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawyers

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Sexual orientation discrimination and perceived sexual orientation discrimination are both forms of gender discrimination and are illegal in all places of work. Sexual orientation is a protected category, according to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you have suffered from a hostile work environment or have been harassed because of your sexual orientation, whether or not you are homosexual, you should contact a California sexual orientation discrimination lawyer at the Law Offices of Terry Davis immediately.

Many victims of sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace are also discriminated against in other ways, including sexual harassment and gender discrimination. The following are examples of sexual orientation discrimination situations that may occur in the workplace:

• Assuming that an employee, either male or female, is a homosexual and verbally or physically harassing that person because of that assumption is discrimination and violates employee’s civil rights.
• Firing an employee because the employer believes that the employee is a homosexual is an example of discrimination, as well as wrongful termination and is against the law.

If you have been harassed or discriminated against in the workplace because of your sexual orientation, you should hire a sexual orientation discrimination attorney and file a sexual orientation discrimination lawsuit against your employer. You may be able to recover monetary compensation for emotional distress, loss of wages, and other discrimination related costs.