Employment Claims

Under federal employment law, employees have a right to fair treatment, non-discrimination, and equal opportunity. Discrimination or preferential treatment based on gender, age, race, religion, marital status, pregnancy and citizenship is illegal, and if employers violate these or other employee rights, they can be held liable.

Many laws protect employees from unfair treatment by their employers. Employment law provides protections against Employment Discrimination such as:

In addition, employment law provides for protection of other employee rights, such as:

Most employees are not covered by a written contract. However, those employees who have or will enter into a written Employment Contract should contact an experienced employee rights and discrimination attorney before entering into such contract, upon being fired or separated from employment, or if a dispute arises under a written employment contract.

Experience & Expertise

If your employee rights have been violated by an employer or potential employer, and/or if you have been treated unfairly, harassed, discriminated against, or unfairly passed over for employment, promotion or fair compensation, Edith Pearce can help.

An expert in employment issues, including the whole alphabet soup of employment law (ADA, ADEA, FMLA, NJFLA PHRA, Title VII, EPA, etc.) Edith Pearce takes an aggressive approach to violations of employment law to get the best possible results for her clients. Edith Pearce has been considered the best of the best in employment law. In 2005, Edith Pearce was named a “Super Lawyer,” designating her as one of the top 5% of Pennsylvania lawyers. In fact, in the practice area of employment litigation, only 41 lawyers received this honor, and only 12 of the 41 were women, including Edith Pearce. She has received the highest rating, “AV,” from Martindale-Hubbell. Up-to-the-minute knowledge of the rapidly changing interpretations of employment law is absolutely critical to your case, as is a swift investigation, early trial posturing and vigorous pursuit. Edith Pearce is a highly sought after discrimination and employee rights lawyer who has appeared on various television programs including It’s Your Call with Lynn Doyle for her legal opinion on current employment law issues of the day including a Michigan company firing workers who smoked outside the workplace. Up-to-the-minute knowledge of the rapidly changing interpretations of employment law is absolutely critical to your case, as is a swift investigation, early trial posturing and vigorous pursuit. Employers who discriminate must be stopped and employees who have been victims of discrimination should be compensated. Edith Pearce is the employee rights lawyer to do both.

If you feel your rights have been violated by an employer or potential employer in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania or New Jersey, the Pearce Law Firm will thoroughly investigate the matter and work diligently to arrive at a timely settlement or proceed to trial to obtain the compensation you deserve.

Call our Philadelphia employee rights and discrimination lawyers today for a FREE EMPLOYEE RIGHTS CONSULTATION, or send us an instant e-mail.

We are dedicated to protecting your rights and obtaining full and fair compensation for you.

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If you feel your rights have been violated by an employer or potential employer in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania, call our Philadelphia employment lawyers today for a FREE EMPLOYEE RIGHTS CONSULTATION, or send us an instant e-mail.