Discrimination means that a legally protected group is
singled out, either by a government agency, by a business or by a private
individual, due to their being in a legally protected class. These classes are age, disability, ethnicity,
gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, and, in some cases,
sexual orientation. Some of the reasons
someone may have a discrimination or civil rights claim may be for a city
putting up a religious display or for a landlord refusing to rent to a
minority. Besides anti-discrimination
laws by the federal government, state and local governments can also have
anti-discrimination laws as long as those laws expand the already existing
federal laws.
If you have been discriminated against, you deserve to protect your rights so that you can be sure that discrimination does not happen to you, or others, ever again. Our civil rights attorneys will fight hard for you through special understanding of how civil rights cases work, whether it is the state, local or federal level. If you believe you have a discrimination claim, call and set up your consultation today.