Employment Discrimination Lawyer

Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, Pregent Law represents employees throughout the Commonwealth who wish to pursue a claim against their employer. We specialize in discrimination and retaliation cases across many industries and professions and can guide you on the best course of action.

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Understanding At-Will Employment

At-will employment allows employers to hire, promote, and fire employees at their discretion. This can be confusing and upsetting for many hard-working individuals who find themselves out of a job or not climbing the corporate ladder as quickly as they would like. If this sounds like you or someone you know, an experienced employment law attorney is essential.

What Counts as Employment Discrimination?

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and Massachusetts state laws safeguard employees from discrimination based on a protected characteristic. This includes:

• Age Discrimination.
• Gender Discrimination.
• Race Discrimination.
• Disability Discrimination.
• Sexual Orientation Discrimination.
• National Origin Discrimination.
• Gender Discrimination.
• Pregnancy Discrimination.
• Religious Discrimination.
• Genetic Information Discrimination.

Employment Discrimination Isn’t Always Obvious

As you can see, employment discrimination is multi-faceted and requires an attorney who knows exactly what to look for. Employers often try to hide discriminatory actions that can go unrecognized by employees. For example:

• Are you pregnant, but your workplace environment or duties have not been reasonably adjusted to accommodate this?
• Were you part of a large-scale layoff with most laid-off employees over 40?
• Were you part of a smaller one or two-person “workforce reduction” despite a positive employment record?
• Have you witnessed and reported discrimination at your place of work and have been ignored, bribed, threatened, demoted, or fired? This is whistleblowing retaliation and is another form of workplace discrimination.

Why Pregent Law?

Pregent Law has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of employees and has successfully represented employees in several notable cases, including:

• Settled a multiple seven-figure federal action involving multiple employee plaintiffs pursuing systemic discrimination claims against a nationally chartered financial institution.
• Settled a multi-plaintiff federal discrimination lawsuit against a large, national financial services institution with over $60 billion in assets. The case settled for multiple seven figures.
• Settled a seven-figure discrimination claim against a renowned pharmaceutical and biotechnology company.

“I worked for my company for 25 years and was suddenly laid off in my 60s. I had dedicated years to this company and was just shy of retirement. When they moved someone younger into a new position that was really my former role, I reached out to Attorney Pregent. I lived out of the country then, but he supported me at every stage and got me the settlement I deserved.” – Marie G.

If you think you’re the victim of employment discrimination, contact us for a free consultation. Pregent Law will provide expert guidance from the exploratory stage to litigation, if necessary.