Discrimination Claims

Mississippi Employment Discrimination Lawyers

Employers are prohibited under federal law from discriminating against their employees on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, color, disability, age, and pregnancy. Have you been denied a job or a promotion or been terminated due to any of these factors? The experienced employment discrimination attorneys at our law firm, Watson & Norris, PLLC, in Jackson, Mississippi, are ready to help you. We practice exclusively in employment and labor law so we know how to prepare an effective discrimination lawsuit on your behalf. Contact our law office to speak with an experienced attorney about your situation.

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Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is illegal for employers to discriminate in any aspect of employment,
including:

• Hiring and firing
• Compensation, assignment or classification of employees
• Transfer, promotion, layoff or recall
• Job advertisements
• Recruitment
• Testing
• Use of company facilities
• Training and apprenticeship programs
• Fringe benefits
• Pay, retirement plans and disability leave

Practices considered discriminatory under these laws include:

• Harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability or age
• Retaliation against an employee for filing a charge of discrimination, participating in an investigation, or opposing discriminatory practices in the workplace
• Employment decisions based on stereotypes or assumptions about individuals
• Denying employment opportunities based on an individual's marriage or association with a person having a disability or of a particular race, religion or national origin