At the Law Offices of John R. Reeves, PC we understand how frustrating, humiliating and stressful Job Discrimination can be. An employer isn’t necessarily discriminating when someone is fired, demoted or denied a raise or other job benefit. The employer must be discriminating against a person in a protected category for the discrimination to be considered illegal. Some examples of protected categories are:
- Age Discrimination
- Disability Discrimination
- Racial Discrimination
- National Origin Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- Gender or Sex Discrimination
- Glass Ceiling
- Sexual Harassment
- Hostile Work Environment
- Whistleblower
According to legal decisions employers can make valid employment decisions based on reasons other than discrimination. Some examples are:
- Long Hair (except when worn for religious beliefs)
- Facial Hair (except when worn for religious beliefs)
- Weight (except when the weight is because of a medical condition)
- Employer wants to hire a family member or promote a family member
- Employer can refuse to hire someone that is too young (but they can not discriminate because of someone being too old – over 40 years of age)
An employer firing you or not hiring you because he or she doesn’t like you or wants to hire a family member instead is one thing; however, an employer firing you or not hiring you because of your race, gender, age, etc. is illegal.
Talk with a Jackson, Mississippi lawyer
Have questions about employment discrimination? Call (601) 355-9600 (Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.) or send us a message to arrange a confidential consultation.
Our only office: 355 S. State Street, Jackson, MS 39201, next to the Hinds County Chancery Courthouse. We serve clients throughout Jackson and central Mississippi.
This page provides general information, not legal advice. Every situation depends on its own facts, and reading this page does not create an attorney-client relationship.