Employers are prohibited by both state and federal laws from discriminating against or harassing employees on the basis of sex, race, national origin, religion, age, or disability. The Missouri law is referred to as the Missouri Human Rights Act. The federal law is called Title VII. Employers are also prohibited from retaliating against employees for attempting to protect their rights under both the Missouri Human Rights Act and Title VII. The law office of Daniel J. Voss has substantial experience representing employees in workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims.
Workplace and employment discrimination can occur in an employee’s hiring, firing, disciplining, training, promoting, or in harassment in the workplace when it involves an employee’s race, age, national origin, sex, disability, pregnancy or religion. Discrimination can also occur after an employee files a workers’ compensation claim or after a worker complains of an employer’s violation of a law or regulation (i.e., whistle blowing).
Daniel J. Voss protects the rights of employees who have suffered discrimination in matters involving:
Daniel J. Voss also represents employees who may be owed unpaid wages and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for working more than 40 hours in a week. This is a complex area of the law where, in addition to hourly employees, some salaried and commissioned employees may also be entitled to overtime.
If you believe you have been a victim of workplace discrimination or harassment, or are owed unpaid wages and overtime, call Daniel J. Voss at 816-522-3536 for a free initial consultation. You may also send us an e-mail ([email protected]), or submit a form on the Contact page, and tell us briefly about your potential case.
