When Do I Need a Military Discrimination Lawyer?

Military Discrimination Law

If you feel like your military or veteran status is preventing you from getting hired, promoted, or has led to your termination, you have rights. The military discrimination lawyers at Jackson Spencer Law have a track record of obtaining significant settlements and awards for our clients who are victims of workplace discrimination.

To find out if you have a valid claim for military discrimination, please read on for more information before your free consultation.

Military Discrimination Law

If you feel like your military or veteran status is preventing you from getting hired, promoted, or has led to your termination, you have rights. The military discrimination lawyers at Jackson Spencer Law have a track record of obtaining significant settlements and awards for our clients who are victims of workplace discrimination.

To find out if you have a valid claim for military discrimination, please read on for more information before your free consultation.

How to Identify Military Discrimination

A military discrimination lawyer can help determine if military discrimination or harassment has occurred. While workplace discrimination is not always easy to recognize, there are several red flags that may indicate military discrimination. These include:

  • Being treated differently than other employees, even though you have the same qualifications and experience
  • Receiving a lower salary or having fewer opportunities for advancement than other employees
  • Having duties that are significantly different from other employees in your position
  • Being passed over for a job or promotion, despite being qualified
  • Being harassed or subject to offensive comments because of your military or veteran status, or
  • Being denied benefits that are offered to other employees

You may also notice different treatment after you disclose your military history to a supervisor, tell HR or a supervisor about an upcoming tour of duty, or reveal that you get benefits or medical care from the VA. Military discrimination claims can be complex, especially when facing your employer’s legal team and an uninformed company. Your employer’s human resources department may try to downplay your concerns or convince you not to file a complaint. This is where it helps to have the guidance and expertise of employees’ rights lawyers on your side.

At Jackson Spencer Law, we offer free, no-obligation consultations to help you determine if you have a claim and maximize your chances of legal success.

How to Identify Military Discrimination

A military discrimination lawyer can help determine if military discrimination or harassment has occurred. While workplace discrimination is not always easy to recognize, there are several red flags that may indicate military discrimination. These include:

  • Being treated differently than other employees, even though you have the same qualifications and experience
  • Receiving a lower salary or having fewer opportunities for advancement than other employees
  • Having duties that are significantly different from other employees in your position
  • Being passed over for a job or promotion, despite being qualified
  • Being harassed or subject to offensive comments because of your military or veteran status, or
  • Being denied benefits that are offered to other employees

You may also notice different treatment after you disclose your military history to a supervisor, tell HR or a supervisor about an upcoming tour of duty, or reveal that you get benefits or medical care from the VA. Military discrimination claims can be complex, especially when facing your employer’s legal team and an uninformed company. Your employer’s human resources department may try to downplay your concerns or convince you not to file a complaint. This is where it helps to have the guidance and expertise of employees’ rights lawyers on your side.

At Jackson Spencer Law, we offer free, no-obligation consultations to help you determine if you have a claim and maximize your chances of legal success.

What to Do If You’ve Been Discriminated Against Because of Your Military or Veteran Status

When employees and colleagues violate anti-discrimination laws, they deserve to be held accountable.

If you are facing discrimination, harassment, or retaliation because of your military or veteran status, here are some helpful tips to follow:

  1. Try to remain calm and collected. Even though discrimination is infuriating, cursing or threatening your employer or co-workers (or making a negative post on social media) could potentially hurt your claims.
  2. Keep a written record of incidents of discrimination or unfairness in a notebook that you keep at home. Include details such as date, time, location, and the names of anyone involved, including witnesses. Don’t use company time or equipment to make these notes.
  3. Report discriminatory treatment to your company’s human resources department. In your complaint, use specific language highlighting why you believe you are being discriminated against (e.g. “I’m being discriminated against because I’m in the National Guard,” or, “My supervisor told me that I could not be promoted because I have a tour starting in October.”). If your employer has a policy for reporting mistreatment, be sure to follow the policy. If your employer reacts poorly to your report, you may have a claim for retaliation in addition to discrimination.
  4. Finally, contact an employee rights lawyer. An attorney can evaluate whether you have a legal claim, and help improve your chances of a successful outcome.

The military discrimination lawyers at Jackson Spencer Law can help workers recover lost wages, emotional distress damages, and other losses caused by the many forms of workplace discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.

When employees and colleagues violate anti-discrimination laws, they deserve to be held accountable.

If you are facing discrimination, harassment, or retaliation because of your military or veteran status, here are some helpful tips to follow:

  1. Try to remain calm and collected. Even though discrimination is infuriating, cursing or threatening your employer or co-workers (or making a negative post on social media) could potentially hurt your claims.
  2. Keep a written record of incidents of discrimination or unfairness in a notebook that you keep at home. Include details such as date, time, location, and the names of anyone involved, including witnesses. Don’t use company time or equipment to make these notes.
  3. Report discriminatory treatment to your company’s human resources department. In your complaint, use specific language highlighting why you believe you are being discriminated against (e.g. “I’m being discriminated against because I’m in the National Guard,” or, “My supervisor told me that I could not be promoted because I have a tour starting in October.”). If your employer has a policy for reporting mistreatment, be sure to follow the policy. If your employer reacts poorly to your report, you may have a claim for retaliation in addition to discrimination.
  4. Finally, contact an employee rights lawyer. An attorney can evaluate whether you have a legal claim, and help improve your chances of a successful outcome.

The military discrimination lawyers at Jackson Spencer Law can help workers recover lost wages, emotional distress damages, and other losses caused by the many forms of workplace discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.

Military Discrimination Laws

Military Discrimination LawyerThe law defines military discrimination as any adverse action taken against an employee because of their military status or affiliation. This includes discrimination in hiring, firing, promotion, pay, and other terms and conditions of employment.

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”) protects the job rights of individuals who voluntarily or involuntarily go on temporary leave to undertake military service or certain types of service in the National Disaster Medical System. USERRA also prohibits employers from discriminating against past and present members of the uniformed services, and applicants to the uniformed services. USERRA applies to all public and private employers, regardless of size. USERRA also protects those who are non-military but report discrimination against fellow employees who are in the military.

The Texas Workforce Commission Military Status Discrimination law also prohibits discrimination on the basis of state military training or duty. This law protects members of the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, Texas State Guard, State Militia (when on active duty), or a member of a state or federally authorized Urban Search and Rescue team, or any other active military force organized under state law.

Military Discrimination Laws

Military Discrimination LawyerThe law defines military discrimination as any adverse action taken against an employee because of their military status or affiliation. This includes discrimination in hiring, firing, promotion, pay, and other terms and conditions of employment.

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”) protects the job rights of individuals who voluntarily or involuntarily go on temporary leave to undertake military service or certain types of service in the National Disaster Medical System. USERRA also prohibits employers from discriminating against past and present members of the uniformed services, and applicants to the uniformed services. USERRA applies to all public and private employers, regardless of size. USERRA also protects those who are non-military but report discrimination against fellow employees who are in the military.

The Texas Workforce Commission Military Status Discrimination law also prohibits discrimination on the basis of state military training or duty. This law protects members of the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, Texas State Guard, State Militia (when on active duty), or a member of a state or federally authorized Urban Search and Rescue team, or any other active military force organized under state law.

The Military Discrimination Lawyers at Jackson Spencer Law Are Here to Help

In many cases, victims do not report their experiences because they fear that no one will believe them or take them seriously. Sometimes, it can be intimidating just to talk to someone who you aren’t sure will understand the terminology you’re using, let alone understand what you’ve been through. Having a person on your side that understands not only the law, but how to navigate a culture of discrimination, can make a big difference.

At Jackson Spencer Law, our experienced military discrimination attorneys will ensure your story is heard. If you are facing workplace discrimination, we can determine if you have a valid claim and help improve your chances of legal success.

We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished on behalf of our clients and thrilled when justice prevails. We’re committed to achieving justice for workers and we have many success stories of working with victims of workplace discrimination.

In many cases, victims do not report their experiences because they fear that no one will believe them or take them seriously. Sometimes, it can be intimidating just to talk to someone who you aren’t sure will understand the terminology you’re using, let alone understand what you’ve been through. Having a person on your side that understands not only the law, but how to navigate a culture of discrimination, can make a big difference.

At Jackson Spencer Law, our experienced military discrimination attorneys will ensure your story is heard. If you are facing workplace discrimination, we can determine if you have a valid claim and help improve your chances of legal success.

We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished on behalf of our clients and thrilled when justice prevails. We’re committed to achieving justice for workers and we have many success stories of working with victims of workplace discrimination.

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