|
|
 |
 |
“A BOOK YOUR EMPLOYER MAY NOT WANT
YOU TO READ” |
—GANNETT SUBURBAN NEWSPAPERS |
| |
“Job discrimination in the workplace is a
very real problem all across this nation…to inform people of their
rights is timely and necessary.” |
—Mario M. Cuomo, former
Governor, New York State |
| |
“Workers should have easy access to comprehensive
information about their rights with regard to employment discrimination…Job
Discrimination is an important endeavor.” |
—Bill Bradley, former United
States Senator, New Jersey |
| |
“This superb book examines job discrimination in
today's marketplace with clarity and intelligence…It is essential reading for anyone
who faces the challenge of fighting back against unlawful job discrimination…Common-sense
voices like Bernbach's are vital.” |
—H. Carl McCall, Former
Comptroller, New York State |
| |

Jeffrey M. Bernbach, Esq.
Author of
Job Discrimination II:
How to Fight…
…How to Win |
|
Job Discrimination II is a straightforward user's guide that gives workers
the know-how and confidence to fight back against unlawful discrimination.
Based on his thirty-eight years experience as a top job-discrimination
attorney, Jeffrey Bernbach provides step-by-step instructions on when,
where, and how to file an employment discrimination claim. Through actual
case studies, Bernbach deflates the myths and misconceptions surrounding
job discrimination claims, while defining and explaining the laws protecting
employees. |
| |
|
|
You know you have
done a good job...but somehow, you weren't promoted or given
a raise, or worse, you've been fired. Maybe you were too old or too
pregnant, or a member of the "wrong" sex,
religion, race, or ethnic group, or disabled by illness or a physical
characteristic. Maybe your boss or another co-worker sexually harassed
you and made your life miserable.
- Many millions of Americans have been
downsized in the last decade. Some fight back—and
win—like
the salesman who was awarded $8.4 million after suing his employer
for age discrimination.
- Sexual discrimination affects women—and
men, too. Morgan Stanley recently paid $54 million
to settle sexual discrimination claims: $12 million to the
woman who was repeatedly denied high-level promotions; $40
million to be devided among as many as 340 additional females,
and $2 million earmarked for a new diversity program.
- Racial
misconduct cost Texaco $176 million, plus $20 million in
legal fees, to settle the racial discrimination
claims of 1,500 minority employees.
- Disability claims are
on the rise. A blind person who sued for being denied a
job was awarded $8 million dollars.
|
| |
Whatever the legal grounds underlying such cases, there is
no denying that early in the twenty-first century, job discrimination claims
are burgeoning, and society and the legal system, employees and employers
alike, will have to confront the issues, the legalities, and the possibilities
of major jury awards and settlements. |
|
|
|
|