| If you've been victimized in the work place, you | | | | -- Age Discrimination |
| may very well feel alone and helpless. When times | | | | -- Gender Discrimination |
| are tough as they are now, you may feel grateful | | | | -- Race Discrimination |
| to have any job at all and hesitate to make | | | | -- Disability Discrimination |
| waves and risk losing your position. Work place | | | | -- Religious Discrimination |
| crimes are some of the most intimidating events | | | | -- Retaliation |
| imaginable, especially if you are being victimized by | | | | -- Whistleblower |
| one of your superiors. However, you should know | | | | -- Family Medical Leave Act |
| that there are great labor lawyers out there who | | | | -- And a host of other work-related areas |
| can help you to correct a situation, handle | | | | including wrongful discharge and breach of |
| disputes, or receive compensation if you've been | | | | contract. |
| discriminated against. Here's how to choose the | | | | What to Do Next |
| right labor lawyer for you. | | | | Once you have a list of the best lawyers in town, |
| Where to Look | | | | it's time to do some additional research. You may |
| The internet is always a great place to start. | | | | consider asking friends, coworkers, and family |
| There is always more information contained on a | | | | members if they have had any experience with |
| website than you could ever hope to find in a | | | | any of the lawyers on your list. A good reference |
| Yellow Pages advertisement. Enter the words | | | | from a trusted person is a great place to start. |
| "labor lawyer" along with your state or city in a | | | | You will also want to check all of the lawyers' |
| search engine and see what comes up. Visit each | | | | status with the Bar Association in your state. |
| law firm's web site and see what they have to | | | | The Final Step |
| offer. | | | | Once you have narrowed your list further, set up |
| What to Look For | | | | consultations with each attorney and get a feel |
| If you have a leaky pipe in your home, it doesn't | | | | for him and his office. Are they solicitous of your |
| make sense to call in a carpenter to fix it. Just as | | | | needs? Do they return your phone calls promptly? |
| all contractors are not alike, not all lawyers are | | | | Do you like the lawyer's personality and feel he is |
| alike. When it comes to resolving problems in the | | | | someone you can trust? It is essential that you |
| workplace, you don't want to use a family law | | | | feel comfortable with the labor lawyer of your |
| attorney or a lawyer who "specializes" in a variety | | | | choice. |
| of different kinds of law: you want a labor | | | | If you think you've been in victimized in the |
| attorney. | | | | workplace, know that you are never alone: |
| The focus of an excellent attorney's practice will | | | | choose your labor lawyer carefully and he will do |
| be labor and labor alone. Within this category, the | | | | everything possible to see that justice is carried |
| firm should be experienced in: | | | | out in your behalf. |