Gender and Race Discrimination

Federal and Ohio law prohibit employers from making hiring, firing, or promotion decisions, or any other decision that impacts the terms and conditions of employment based on an employee’s race, gender, sexual orientation or gender identification.  Similarly, an employer may not retaliate against an employee who has complained about mistreatment related to these protected classes.  Mark Herron has significant experience representing employees in race, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination cases.  If you have been a victim of race or gender discrimination at your workplace, call Mark for a free consultation.

Disability Discrimination

Federal and Ohio law prohibit discrimination against anyone with a physical or mental disability who can perform the essential functions of his or her job with or without a reasonable accommodation.  Mark has significant experience representing the disabled in protecting their jobs and making sure that employers provide required reasonable accommodations.  If you have been denied employment or terminated from your job because you have a disability, or if your employer refuses to provide you with a reasonable accommodation, call Mark for a free consultation.

Sexual Harassment

While sexual harassment receives significant media attention because of claims made against high-profile media figures, professional athletes and political figures, it continues to be the most significant and pervasive form of discrimination in the workplace.  Unlawful sexual harassment comes in many forms.  These include sexual actions, requests for sexual favors, inappropriate touching and other actions typically associated with unwanted sexual contact.  Sexual harassment also includes conduct that creates a hostile work environment that is intolerable and interferes with work performance due to inappropriate actions or jokes, the sending of sexually explicit pictures or videos, propositions and more.  Mark Herron has significant experience representing employees in sexual harassment cases.  If you have been a victim of sexual harassment at your workplace, call Mark for a free consultation.

Age Discrimination

It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee because of his or her age.  Age discrimination can occur if you were at least 40 at the time of the alleged wrong, subjected to an adverse employment action such as termination or demotion, were otherwise qualified for the position, and, after you were terminated or rejected, a substantially younger applicant replaced you.  Mark has significant experience representing employees in age discrimination cases.  If you have been a victim of age discrimination at your workplace, call Mark for a free consultation.

FMLA

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was enacted nearly 30 years ago to provide eligible employees of covered employers to with unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons and the continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave.  Eligible employees are entitled to 12 weeks of leave in a 12-month period for the birth of a child and to care for the newborn child within one year of birth; to the placement with the employee of a child for adoption or foster care and to care for the newly placed child within one year of placement; to receive treatment for a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the essential functions of his or her job, or to are for a spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition.  Additionally, an employee can receive up to 26 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a covered servicemember with a serious injury or illness if the eligible employee is the servicemember’s spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin. Mark has significant experience representing employees in FMLA cases and if you believe that your FMLA rights have been violated, call Mark for a free consultation.