Sunday, October 18, 2009

Lawsuit Loans are Readily Available in Employment Discrimination Cases (Part I)

Some of the circumstances in which claims arise as a result of alleged employment discrimination will be discussed in this article. In Part II, we will identify some of the common scenarios observed in such cases.

Most of us would like to imagine that such discriminatory practices do not occur in our society today. However, if you have had that rumination shattered due to such a practice, you may gain some comfort in realizing lawsuit loans are available and in many situations awarded in such cases.

This form of discrimination is protean in nature, taking many forms, and occurring in all kinds of work settings. A company's reputation is often adversely affected by employment discrimination. It also frequently negatively impacts the business's bottom-line. Settlement funding may be critical to your ability to pursue an action to address this harm.

Discrimination Law is a branch of the Law that serves as an ally in efforts to stop unfair employment practices. There are certain characteristics protected by federal and/or state nondiscrimination laws that fall under the branch's ambit, e.g., age, disability, national origin, sex, religious beliefs, race, or color. Left in its wake, very often, is a traumatic experience for individuals so-affected that results in a negative impact on their economic security, retirement, and self-esteem.

Lawsuit loans are customarily provided to those victimized by this form of discrimination occurring in situations ranging from hiring and promotions, distribution of benefits, e.g., training and vacation, and the ability to work overtime. Settlement funding is essential principally because, in these cases, the ability to work has been improperly severed.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), prohibits employment discrimination that has as its predicate race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment are legally protected from sex-based wage discrimination by the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA).

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects individuals 40 years-of-age or older from employment discrimination. Qualified individuals employed in the private sector, as well as those employed in local and state government agencies, are protected from discrimination under Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1967 (ADA).

Discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities employed in federal government agencies is prohibited under Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Employers are often forced to modify such discriminatory practices once a case is filed. Awards arising out of this particular category of claims, if the plaintiff prevails, are often for millions of dollars. Those who file claims in this category must prepare for a long and protracted battle. Settlement funding is often required to maintain such an action while the former employer challenges the allegations on which the claim is based.

Lawsuit loans are ideally suited for this type of litigation. Due to their protracted nature, and likelihood of appeal if the plaintiff does prevail, those aggrieved may benefit greatly from this form of settlement funding!

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