Legal Insight: What Is Employment Law? August 2, 2020 State and federal laws ensure employees and job applicants are protected from discrimination and able to work in a safe and healthy environment. Employees are protected from workplace discrimination due to their race, gender, age, etc. Employment laws also ensure that workers are protected and able to seek justice for sexual harassment and wrongful termination. Without employment law, workers would not be protected from unsafe work conditions, unfair pay due to their age, gender or race and wrongful termination though there may be eligibility restrictions, such as having to work for a company for a specified amount of time. There are many ways in which employees are protected by employment laws, most notably they are legally protected from: Hostile work environments Sexual harassment Wage disputes Wrongful termination Discrimination Discrimination may present as wrongful termination due to certain characteristics or with unfair compensation for work, such as females within a company consistently being paid significantly lower than male co-workers in similar positions. Discrimination is often based on several different factors, however some of the most common forms of discrimination include: Age Gender Nationality Race About Hekmat Law Group Hekmat Law Group is a law firm founded in 2013 dedicated to fighting for employee and consumer rights. The firm represents employees in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, unpaid wages and other employment matters as well as consumers ripped off through false advertising or other unfair (and unlawful) business practices. The firm has offices in Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY. For additional information, please visit HekmatLaw.com.
