Brian J Graber LLC is an Indiana employment discrimination lawyer representing Indiana employees discriminated against, harassed, or retaliated against in violation of federal employment discrimination laws. Federal employment discrimination laws provide Indiana employees and applicants with the strongest protections against employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace. However, not all employers are covered by major federal employment discrimination laws. To learn more about your rights under federal law to be free from employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation, click here.
The Indiana Civil Rights Commission is an administrative agency that enforces Indiana employment discrimination law. Indiana employment discrimination law protects against employment discrimination based on disability, national origin, ancestry, race, color, religion, gender, and status as a veteran. However, Indiana employment discrimination law only covers employers who employ six or more people. You can learn more about your rights under Indiana law to be free from employment discrimination here. Complaints of employment discrimination must be filed with the Indiana Civil Rights Commission within 180 days of the discriminatory act. You can learn more about how to file a complaint with the Indiana Civil Rights Commission here.
Employment Discrimination Laws Protecting Indiana Employees and Applicants
Brian J Graber LLC, represents Indiana employees making claims against their employers for employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. A patchwork of federal employment discrimination laws makes employment discrimination on the basis of the following characteristics an unlawful employment practice:
- Race discrimination, including reverse discrimination.
- Gender or sex discrimination.
- Pregnancy discrimination.
- Religious discrimination.
- National origin discrimination.
- Age discrimination.
- Disability discrimination.
- Genetic information.
- Military status discrimination.
- Sexual orientation discrimination.
Indiana employees and applicants can learn more about their federal rights to be free from employment discrimination here. Contact Brian J. Graber LLC, an Indiana employment discrimination lawyer, for a free confidential consultation at (574) 395-5189 or by email to learn more about your rights to be free from employment discrimination.
Indiana employees are protected from pregnancy discrimination and retaliation under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. Effective on June 27, 2023, Indiana pregnant employees may be entitled to reasonable accommodations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Click here to learn about your rights under federal pregnancy discrimination and retaliation law.
Indiana employment discrimination law IC 22-5-8-1, et seq., effective July 1, 2020, prohibits Indiana employers from requiring employees and prospective employees to implant devices into their bodies as a condition of employment and from discriminating against employees refusing to implant devices into their bodies. Click here to learn more about your rights in Indiana to be free from employment discrimination for refusing to implant devices into your body. If you believe your employer violated your rights by requiring you to implant a device into your body as a condition of employment or that you were discriminated against by your employer for refusing a requirement to implant a device into your body, contact BRIAN J GRABER LLC, an Indiana employment discrimination lawyer, at (574) 395-5189 or by email for a free confidential consultation.
Employment Discrimination Laws Protect Indiana Employees From Workplace Harassment
The same federal employment discrimination laws may protect Indiana employees from workplace harassment based on race, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, and sexual orientation. To learn more about your federal right to be free from workplace sexual harassment, click here.
If you believe you were subject to workplace harassment on the basis of your race, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, and/or sexual orientation, contact Brian J Graber LLC, an Indiana employment discrimination lawyer at (574) 366-3069 or by email from a free confidential consultation.
Retaliation Claims
The same federal employment discrimination laws protect Indiana employees from retaliation for opposing employment discrimination on the basis of race, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, and sexual orientation. The essence of a retaliation claim is where an employer retaliates against an Indiana employee for engaging in some activity that is protected under federal law. Learn more about your rights to be free from retaliation under federal discrimination law here.
If you believe you were retaliated against in violation of federal employment discrimination law, contact Brian J Graber LLC, an Indiana employment discrimination lawyer at (574) 395-5189, or by email for a free confidential consultation.
Statute of Limitations
All federal employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation laws have statutes of limitations. These statutes of limitations set the maximum time periods for employees to enforce their rights under federal employment discrimination laws. Most of these federal employment discrimination laws require employees or applicants to timely file a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission before filing a lawsuit for employment discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. Most of the federal employment discrimination laws require Indiana employees and applicants to timely file a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission within 300 days of the alleged discrimination. Click here to learn more about the time limits for filing a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. Charges of Discrimination can be filed with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission here.
Contact Brian J Graber LLC, an Indiana employment discrimination lawyer, for a confidential free consultation at (574) 395-5189 or by email if you believe you may have an employment discrimination claim.