Employees tend to view any sort of negative treatment as unlawful discrimination or harassment. However, discrimination is only unlawful when it is on the basis of the real or perceived connection to the below-listed protected classes:

Clear discrimination and harassment policies are instrumental in minimizing or avoiding liability. We can help you to ensure that your policies are thorough and effective, and in the event of an existing lawsuit, we will protect your interests to the best of our abilities. 

Often, when an employee is let go or laid off, they will apply for unemployment benefits, especially when the termination was sudden. Said benefits are paid through an employment tax that all employers are required to pay, but a former employee creates a larger employment tax bill for the company that they left. The employer is able to contest the entitlement to unemployment benefits, particularly if the employee left due to misconduct or if they were hired as a contractor instead of a formal employee.Sommer Law Group can help you to navigate the process and determine what is in your company’s best interest. 

There are a number of ways that an employee can take legal action against you after they have been let go, laid off, or fired. The employee could claim a number of different reasons that their termination was unlawful. This can be avoided by:

However, we at Sommer Law Group can advise you on how to properly handle a difficult employee or defend you in an existing wrongful termination suit. 

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees who have physical or mental disabilities. It can be challenging to manage this process in a way that benefits you and your employees without violating the law, particularly if you don’t have real-world experience in its application. The attorneys of Sommer Law Group have the experience to help you navigate this complex legal arena. We will help you to ensure that proper regulations are in place before any issue arises, but if one does, we will do our best to make the process as smooth as possible. 

Oftentimes, employees will claim that their work environment is hostile without any basis. A hostile work environment is established by the employee’s allegation that the hostility stems from the employee’s status as a legally protected class. We at Sommer Law Group will defend your company against employees or former employees claiming that they’re in a hostile work environment without adequate justification.