Legal Question in Discrimination Law in Illinois
Sexual Discrimination in Construction
I, as many other females, have been a victim of sexual discrimination in the construction industry. I have been laid off while all of the male carpenters were kept ''because they had families to feed'' and ''had more experience''. I have been doing what they were doing for at least 7 years longer than they, and do it well. I have always been complemented on my work and my work ethics until this point. I was told I was going to be called back, the minority representative was told I was going to be called, instead they had three ''guys'' they had to get back to work first. I am usually the only female carpenter on the job. I am out of a union, but have worked for the same company for 9 years, since I started in the heavy and highway construction industry. Another comment overheard was that I ''talk to the safety people too much''. What are my recourses?
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Re: Sexual Discrimination in Construction
What you have described may be gender discrimination which is prohibited under federal law. You have the right to recover your damages suffered because of discrimination. Please feel free to contact my office at 312-357-1431 for a free consultation.
Re: Sexual Discrimination in Construction
Sound like you, indeed, have a claim. In order to preserve your claim, you would need to file a charge of discrmination against your (former) employer with the EEOC or IL Human Rights Comm'n within 180 days after the occurrence.
Thereafter, the comm'n will conduct an investigation, ultimately rendering a decision as to whether there is enough evidence of discrimination to warrant proceeding with the case. In any event, you will be given a "right to sue" letter, which permits you to file suit.
Of course, the success of any one particular case is quite fact-specific, so it would be necessary to thoroughly review the facts and circumstances before proceeding.
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