Race Discrimination

Many laws exist that protect individuals from discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race.  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991, codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et. seq., protects employees from discrimination in the compensation, terms, conditions and privileges of employment on the basis of race.  You may not discriminated against on the basis of your race for the purposes of hiring, firing, promotion, transfer, job training or apprenticeship decisions.

·        The Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act also protects employees from discrimination on the basis of race.

·        If you want to file a claim for discrimination based on race with the state, you must file a complaint with the appropriate state administrative agency within 180 days after the alleged act of discrimination.  To file a violation of the federal law, you must file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”).   If your employer violated both state and federal law, you must timely file your complaints with the state administrative agency, which will also send a copy to the EEOC.

·        Our attorneys have extensive experience representing clients who have been discriminated against on the basis of race.  We have litigated these violations extensively at state, federal and administrative forums.
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