Race Discrimination

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Workplace Race Discrimination Attorneys

What is Race Discrimination?
Race discrimination involves treating an employee (or applicant) unfavorably because of the person's race or racial characteristics (e.g., skin color, hair texture). Race discrimination may also include treating someone unfavorably because the person is married to someone of a particular race or color, or because the person has supported the rights of co-workers who have complained about race discrimination.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits race discrimination when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits, and any other term or condition of employment. It is also unlawful to harass a person because of that person's race or color, including the use of racial slurs or offensive remarks.

The attorneys at the Pittsburgh law firm of Stember Feinstein Doyle Payne & Kravec have a successful history representing employees throughout Pennsylvania before the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) and in federal court in race discrimination and other employment law cases. Contact our experienced job discrimination lawyers to learn how we can help you.

Examples of Race Discrimination
Our attorneys will discuss your legal options to pursue litigation for discrimination based on your national origin, including cases such as:

• An African-American worker is passed over for promotion over a less-qualified white co-worker.
  
  
• An employer pays Hispanic employees less than workers who are white and performing the same job functions.
  
  
• A supervisor makes racial slurs to or about a person of Asian origin.

Our firm's attorneys have a record of successfully pursuing race discrimination lawsuits against employers who allow unfair treatment, or treat racial minorities differently from white employees. If you are a racial minority who believes your employer may be guilty of discrimination because of your race, we can provide the background, skill and experience to help you fight back.

Contact our Pittsburgh law offices to learn more about race discrimination laws designed to protect your rights as an employee to fair treatment on the job.