Discrimination

Florida Employment Law and Employee Rights Claims

If an experienced attorney's advice will help you resolve problems relating to workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, or wage and hour problems, contact employee rights attorney William Julien. At the Boca Raton Law Office of William M. Julien, we concentrate on problems experienced by all kinds of workers every day.

We offer free consultations on employee rights claims, labor law questions, and workplace fairness issues for clients in West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and throughout Florida. Most of the clients we serve need help with one or more of the following issues:

• Sexual harassment, including harassment on the basis of sexual orientation
• Race discrimination
• Sex discrimination, including glass ceiling claims for stalled professional advancement
• Age discrimination
• National origin discrimination
• Pregnancy discrimination and other claims relating to serious medical claims denial of FMLA rights
• Discrimination based on a disability or handicap
• Public employees' Section 1983 claims for civil rights violations
• Employer retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim or asserting other protected rights
• Discipline or termination for reporting unlawful workplace conditions under whistleblower protection laws
• Unpaid overtime or other wage and hour claims
• Severance packages and noncompete agreements

Our knowledge of state and federal employment law, together with our aggressive approach to the investigation and litigation of employee rights claims, has enabled us to settle many claims for discrimination, retaliatory termination, or harassment for six-figure amounts up to $600,000+. In 2005, we won a $2 million jury verdict on a sexual harassment claim. The employer was also forced to pay an additional $900,000 in attorney's fees.

In some cases, an employee with a strong case for discrimination, harassment, or employer retaliation doesn't even realize his or her rights until he or she encounters problems with a claim of unemployment insurance benefits. We can review denial of unemployment benefits claims to see whether the circumstances of your termination might support a more substantial case against your former employer.

If you feel that you need protection against your employer whistleblower termination or FMLA retaliation, Florida employee rights lawyer William Julien can help. To find out about your options in a case involving retaliation, including termination of employment, contact us in Boca Raton as soon as you can--time might be running out on your claim.