Providing Legal Representation for Employees Who Have Been Wronged
If you have concerns about employment discrimination, harassment, or wrongful termination, contact Flynn Law Firm, P.L.C. in Urbandale, IA, today for your consultation. Flynn Law Firm, P.L.C. provides legal assistance to clients throughout Iowa, including Des Moines and Central Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Mason City, Waterloo, Davenport, and Polk, Scott, Linn, Johnson, Woodbury, Cerro Gordo, Black Hawk, Ames, Dallas, and Jasper Counties. Your professional legal consultation is just a phone call away.
How Our Attorneys Can Assist You
Harassment/Discrimination
It is unlawful for an employer to take “adverse employment action” against an employee because of that employee’s age, sex, race, color, pregnancy, national origin, disability (as defined within applicable law), religion, or other protected characteristic. See Iowa Code, Chapter 216, the “owa Civil Rights Act. “Adverse employment action” could take many forms, including:
- Changing job duties or transferring an employee to another position.
- Refusing to consider an employee for a promotion, raise, or a particular available position.
- Reducing salary, wages, or benefits.
- Changing the policies, rules, or standard(s) applied to a particular employee.
- Exposing an employee to increased and/or unique observation or scrutiny.
- Manufacturing one or more pretextual and/or unsupported allegations as a reason to “write up” or otherwise reprimand an employee, particularly without reasonably investigating the facts which allegedly form the basis of such allegations.
- Making certain statements about an employee.
- Termination of employment.
We represent individuals who have experienced illegal harassment or discrimination in the workplace, including wrongful discharge.
Retaliation
It is unlawful for an employer to retaliate against an employee, or otherwise take “adverse employment action” (as discussed above) against an employee because that employee had engaged in “protected activity.” “Protected activity” could include reporting, complaining about or otherwise opposing, or refusing to participate in, or otherwise further, harassment, discrimination or retaliation declared unlawful within the Iowa Civil Rights Act, as noted above. We represent individuals who have experienced retaliation in the workplace in violation of the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
Wrongful Termination, Unsafe Work Conditions & Unemployment
It is unlawful for an employer to dismiss an employee because that employee reported, complained about, or otherwise opposed or refused to participate in or further any act which was illegal or which violated, or would violate any Iowa statute or regulation. Regardless of whether such an act violates the Iowa Civil Rights Act noted above, such an act arguably violates Iowa public policy.
Some examples of such illegal activity include, but are not limited to, the following:
- An employer’s refusal to process consider or take meaningful action concerning a report of a workplace injury, or an actual or potential claim for workers’ compensation benefits, or otherwise comply with Iowa workers’ compensation law.
- An employer’s refusal to create and reasonably maintain safe conditions within the workplace, or otherwise comply with Iowa law regarding occupational health and safety.
- An employer’s refusal to comply with Iowa law regarding unemployment insurance benefits.
- An employer’s refusal to comply with Iowa law regarding payment of wages earned.
See Iowa Code, Chapter 91A.
We represent individuals who have experienced retaliation in the workplace which violates Iowa public policy as noted above.
Speak with an Employment Law attorney today. To schedule a free initial consultation, call us at 515-270-1941.
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