Should You File an Individual Employment Discrimination Lawsuit or a Class Action Lawsuit?

Being in a supervisory role brings out the worst in some people, and only some of their bad behavior meets the definition of employment discrimination.  Before you can file an employment discrimination lawsuit in court, you may have to first exhaust your administrative remedies by filing a claim with the EEOC or California Civil Rights Department.  Therefore, meeting with an EEOC counselor and telling him or her your story may be the first step to getting justice after employment discrimination.  After you contact the EEOC, they will investigate your workplace to see whether your claims are credible and whether the mistreatment you allege counts as employment discrimination.  The worst-case scenario is that they do not move forward with the lawsuit.  They may also find additional evidence of discrimination against you, or that other employees, whether they have formally complained to the EEOC or not, have also suffered discrimination in your workplace.  Depending on how similar the discrimination claims are, the EEOC might even advise the employees to sue their employer jointly.  If an employer has discriminated against you and your coworkers, contact a Los Angeles discrimination and harassment lawyer.

What If Your Horrible Boss Treated Other Employees Like Dirt, Too?

Some bosses are so popular with employees that you worry that no one will believe you if you complain about the boss’s discriminatory behavior. But if you speak up, you will probably eventually find that you are not alone.  A California city is facing four lawsuits stemming from discriminatory behavior by a city clerk who recently retired.  The four plaintiffs are three Black women and one woman with Japanese and Native American ancestry; all of them were at least 50 years old when the discriminatory actions began.  They are suing the city for age discrimination and racial discrimination.  The plaintiffs allege that the city clerk consistently treated White and Hispanic employees better than employees of other backgrounds, and that she gave preferential treatment to younger employees.  Although the city clerk remained in her position until she was in her 60s, she often encouraged older employees to retire to make room for new ones.

The plaintiffs allege that they complained about the city clerk’s actions repeatedly to other city employees in leadership roles, but that they did nothing to stop the discrimination.  According to federal and state employment discrimination laws, age discrimination occurs when an employer takes an adverse action against an employee above the age of 40 because of his or her age.

Speak With a Los Angeles Employment Discrimination Lawyer

A Los Angeles employment discrimination and retaliation lawyer can help you if a supervisor at your work has shown a pattern of treating workers of a certain demographic group unfairly.  Contact Litigation, P.C. in Redondo Beach, California, to discuss your situation or call (424) 284-2401.

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sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/08/26/harassment-suit-against-longtime-san-diego-city-clerk-broken-into-4-cases/