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One of the most common questions we receive from potential clients is how they determine whether they have a case for wrongful termination in Alabama.  Losing your job can be one of the toughest experiences in life.  It is very rare when an employee agrees with the reason for termination and sometimes...

Not all complaints regarding your job are protected from retaliation.  Only specific complaints relating to discrimination (race, gender, age, religion, disability) or certain types of harassment (sexual or discrimination based harassment).  In Alabama, there is no protection against general harassment in the workplace. Once you...

On September 26, 2018, the EEOC filed a lawsuit against Sys-Con, LLC (“Sys-Con”) based on allegations of sexual harassment that took place at the Montgomery, Alabama Hyundai plant. The complaint alleged that two female employees were sexually harassed by their male supervisor. The female employees claim that a Sys-Con supervisor repeatedly pressured...

Not all sexual harassment cases and sexual assault cases involve employment situations. While the Federal Laws that protect against sexual harassment only apply to employment situations, there are Alabama state law claims that victims of sexual harassment and assault can bring in certain circumstances.     Our firm recently...

Not only do employers have a legal obligation to reasonably accommodate employees’ religious beliefs and practices, but employees also have a duty to make a good faith effort to consider accommodations offered by their employer. For example, On June 27, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a Florida...

In September, the Birmingham, Alabama office of the EEOC filed a lawsuit against Dollar General alleging the company violated federal law when it rescinded job offers to applicants whose medical examinations revealed they had disabilities. These examinations also unlawfully solicited family medical history from such job applicants, a form of genetic information.