Delaware County Employment Law Misconceptions
Delaware County employment laws attorneys at DiOrio & Sereni, LLP are knowledgeable on all Pennsylvania laws including unemployment benefits, wrongful termination and discrimination, workplace safety, health care and medical leave, and employment mediation. It is common for individuals to question the feasibility of their employment lawsuit because there are common misconceptions in employment law.
Some common misconceptions are:
- Unemployment benefits are not available if you also receive workers compensation
- Harassment and discrimination mean the same thing
- Only women experience sexual harassment and gender discrimination
- It is an act of discrimination if an employer fires a minority individual
- The employee chooses when to take vacation time
If you questioned any of above misconceptions then it would be of your best interest to contact employment lawyers that have the experience to answer your questions and concerns. Employment disputes can get tricky just like that case handled by DiOrio & Sereni involving a former sergeant, London 44, who was promoted on October 6, 2008 and then unemployed the following day.
According to the civil-rights suit filed in federal court in Philadelphia, London was called into a meeting and told that a criminal-background check showed that a person with his name and birth date was convicted of burglary and sentenced to prison in 1978. London, however, would have been 13 years old that year and wouldn't have been eligible to do adult jail time for a felony conviction. As he tried to explain that the they had the wrong guy, the county did not give him any opportunity to be heard, which led his employment lawsuit. Consult an employment lawyer immediately to pursue your claim and clear up any misconceptions that you may have.
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