Experienced Employment Lawyers for Female Professionals in Minnesota
From Entry-Level Professional Positions to C-Suite Roles, Women Professionals Are Entitled to Equal Treatment
Every employee, regardless of gender, should have the same opportunity to seek growth, achieve goals, and succeed in the workplace. Unequal pay, gender discrimination, sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, and retaliation are some of the most common obstacles women professionals face from entry-level roles to executive positions. The obstacles often become more prevalent as a professional woman climbs the corporate ladder.
Women who face unique challenges in the workplace can benefit by having an advocate who understands the legal issues that arise from these challenges. Women at every stage of their careers can trust the equal rights lawyers at Halunen Law to provide them with legal advice and, more importantly, to fiercely advocate for them when they face discrimination or retaliation.
Have You Had Experiences Like These as a Professional Woman In The Workplace?
- Denial of, or unequal access to, raises, promotions, or other career development or advancement opportunities when compared to male counterparts (for example, assignment of less promising customers, non-inclusion in client meetings, exclusion from social events).
- Receiving less compensation (base pay, benefits, etc.) than male colleagues performing the same job duties.
- Unwarranted adverse treatment because you are a woman, including
- Gender-based harassment of any type, which can include derogatory language, patronizing comments, slurs, unwanted touching, or other sexually motivated contact, comments, or requests.
- Denial of reasonable accommodations.
- Unfair pregnancy-related treatment.
- Retaliation for reporting or resisting any illegal conduct in the workplace.
- Retaliation for challenging or reporting discriminatory treatment against yourself or other women in the workplace.
If Yes, You May Have Experienced Illegal Discrimination or Retaliation
The employment lawyers at Halunen Law have extensive experience representing women professionals who have faced issues such as sexual harassment, unequal pay, gender discrimination, and retaliation.
Defending Women from Discrimination in The Workplace: Case Examples and Outcomes
Our client worked as a director-level employee at a Fortune 500 company and was terminated due to gender stereotyping. The company held her to a different standard than her male peers. Through intensive negotiations, we secured a favorable settlement in the high six figures for our client without filing a lawsuit.
In another case, a supervisor coerced a mid-level professional woman into performing sexual acts in order to keep her job. That case settled in the high six figures.
After reporting discriminatory conduct, our client—a high-level officer in a large professional organization—was put on administrative leave and then terminated. We resolved her employment discrimination and retaliation claims and obtained a $1 million settlement.
Documentation and Legal Counsel: Protecting Yourself in the Workplace
Take notes or keep a journal of your experiences; the more detail, the better (e.g., dates, names, descriptions of conversations). Do this outside company time and do not keep in company-related electronic or file systems.
Keep copies of emails, documents, or memos that relate to the discriminatory practices; but only retain materials to which you would typically have access. If known, note the location, file name, date, and content of relevant materials which you are aware of, but cannot access.
