Did you know that it is illegal for your employer to favor males when promoting employees? Gender discrimination is against the law. Sex discrimination is defined as treating workers differently because of their gender. When this treatment affects the ‘terms and conditions’ of employment, it is illegal. ‘Terms and conditions’ include things such as vacation time, salary, title, scheduling, etc.

There are two basic types of gender discrimination. First, there is ‘disparate treatment.’ This type of discrimination is straight-forward discrimination that involves an employer treating an employee differently because of their gender. The second type of discrimination is ‘disparate impact.’ This type of discrimination occurs when a company policy tends to exclude one gender from promotions or opportunities. The policy wasn’t designed to have this effect, it was just the unfortunate side-effect. Aside from these types of discrimination, it is also illegal for an employer to refuse to pay men and women equally. Under the Equal Pay Act, men and women who perform jobs that require substantially equal skill, effort, and responsibility, in similar working conditions, must be paid similarly.

Recently, Dell Inc., a large computer company agreed to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit for $9.1 million. The lawsuit alleged that Dell had discriminated against its female employees in relation to compensation and promotions. If you have faced similar discrimination, get help now! Call the experienced attorneys at Law Offices of David H. Greenberg. You can reach us at 1-888-204-1014. Call us for a free consultation. You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more.