Roselle Gender Discrimination Attorney

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The Civil Rights Act of 1963 and the Equal Pay Act prohibit employers in Illinois against discriminating on the basis of gender. As such, employers can not use make any determinations based on gender in any areas such as wage amounts, hiring, and promotion policies. They are also required to ensure that working conditions are not hostile toward any one gender and that the environment is not overtly sexual.

What Must be Proven in a Discrimination Claim?

Discrimination can be proven under the Equal Pay act if both men and women do the same type of work for the same employer but are nonetheless paid in different amounts. Employers in Roselle may also be held liable in a discrimination claim if their hiring and promotion policies favor one gender, or if the they take retaliatory action against a worker who files a complaint against their employer.

When is Sexual Harassment Prohibited?

Sexual harassment consists of all unwanted conduct of a sexual nature directed towards the victim, and includes both physical and verbal acts. Employers in Roselle may be held liable for the sexual harassment, even when it was a co-worker who really engaged in the conduct.

An Illinois employer can also be liable for harassment if they allow conduct to lead to an environment that is overly sexual. It can be hard to prove gender discrimination without first obtaining a lawyer, since specifics such as proving intent can often be complicated. There might also be procedures that must be followed in detail when one pursues a claim.

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Life in Roselle

Roselle, Illinois is a city that straddles the border between Cook County and DuPage County. It has a population, as of the 2000 Census, of about 23,000 people.

Roselle was first incorporated in 1922, Roselle started out as an agricultural community, like much of the Midwest. However, in the economic boom that began shortly after the end of the Second World War, urbanites began to flock to the new suburban developments that were cropping up all across the country. Chicago was no exception, and scores of suburban commnities sprouted around it, Roselle being just one of them.

Roselle, Illinois is generally classified as a "bedroom community" for Chicago, meaning that it is almost entirely residential, and most of the people who live in Roselle work in another city, such as Chicago, and commute to work.

This means that the community of Roselle gets a piece of the massive amounts of wealth produced in a large, thriving, industrial city like Chicago. Accordingly, Roselle is fairly well off, economically. Less than 2% of the population of Roselle, Illinois lives below the poverty line.

Thanks to its proximity to a major city, and its economic stability, Roselle, Illinois and the surrounding areas are home to a thriving legal community. It's likely that you'll be able to find a Roselle, Illinois lawyer who can help you with a legal problem. If you need legal counsel, you should contact a Roselle, Illinois lawyer immediately.

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