Religious Discrimination

The employment law attorneys at the Law Offices of Gregory Krasovsky provide legal support and representation to any employees or former employees seeking to pursue a religious discrimination lawsuit. If you are a plaintiff claiming that you were a victim of religious discrimination, it is crucial to have a competent and experienced religious  discrimination lawyer to help you win your case. Contact a religious discrimination attorney at the Law Offices of Gregory Krasovsky to schedule a free consultation and take the first step to recovering damages.

Religious discrimination, a form of employment discrimination, is defined as unequal treatment in employment practices based on the employee’s or potential employee’s religion, or lack of thereof. Atheists, Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, and, ultimately, every other religion can be discriminated against in employment.

According to a recent Supreme Court ruling, it is acceptable foe religious institutions to discriminate based on relgion, but it is still never acceptable for non-religious organizations to discriminate based on religion. Most cases of religious discrimination involve the failure to provide accommodations to people of a certain religion. For example, if a business refuses to allow a devout Muslim to pray five times a day, it is likely that this business is guilty of religious discrimination. Other examples include not allowing workers to take days off for significant religious holidays.

The other significant source of religious discrimination involves abuse and harassment of individuals of a certain religious affiliation. If religious bigotry is taking place, then it is clearly in violation of a number of laws and the victimized individual has the right to file a legal claim.

Title VII of the  Civil Rights Act of 1964, a federal law passed during the Kennedy administration, strictly prohibits religious discrimination. Additionally, many states have their own laws pertaining to religious discrimination.

The employment lawyer at the Law Offices of Gregory Krasovsky provide representation to both private sector employees and public sector employees. Discrimination in either case is equally anathema to us and equally illegal in the eyes of the law.

An employment lawyer with the Law Offices of Gregory Krasovsky is intimately familiar with the statutes pertaining to religious discrimination and is also familiar with the explanations employers commonly give to justify religious discrimination. Contact our attorneys today to schedule a free consultation, and see how our law firm can help you receive just treatment.