Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona is well versed in employment law and is uniquely qualified to represent employers and employees. Discrimination at a workplace can be a traumatic experience. As an employer, you are held liable for the actions of your employees. Below outlines basic discriminations recognized by the EEOC and IDHR:

Sex Discrimination

Our firm has handled claims involving harassment by one municipal employee against another and cases involving claims that employees were fired or demoted based upon failure to provide sexual favors.  We have represented municipalities and individuals relating to claims of hostile work environments in which sexual banter or activities were allegedly pervasive.  We have represented parties in cases involving claims involving sexual comments, sexual touching, consensual relationships involving off duty and on-duty conduct and terminations based upon new marriage relationships or family relationships.  Our employment law group frequently assists in handling these matters.

Race Discrimination

We have represented parties in practically every type of race discrimination case.  Sometimes these cases involve overt sexual comments and actions, but, more commonly, they involve subtle discrimination or discrimination that become evident when viewing performance or employee census situations.  We have represented parties in which other reasons were used as a pretext to hide the underlying purpose of punishing or terminating an employee because of his or her race.

National Origin Discrimination

National origin discrimination is a less frequent claim than race or sex discrimination, but it clearly exists.  In the post-911 world, certain stereotypes have been made based upon natural origin.  We have successfully represented parties involving such claims.

Religious Discrimination

Religious discrimination may often be related to national origin or race discrimination.  For example, a Muslim could be discriminated against for religious reasons, because of his national origin, or because of his skin color.  By the same token, such a person can state a claim against an employer for one or all of these reasons, but the employer had a legitimate reason for making the employment decision for which the employee complained.

Employment Issues

We have experience in successfully representing parties every type of employment case before every possible state and federal court or administrative agency.

• Employment Law
• Contract Disputes
• Discrimination
• Severance Agreements
• Restrictive Covenants
• Sexual Harassment
• Non-Compete Agreement