What we do
Akhavan Law, P.C. represents employees in workplace civil rights and employment matters. With a strategic and thoughtful approach to litigation, we work to protect employees' rights and pursue meaningful relief.
Discrimination
Akhavan Law represents employees who have been treated unfairly in hiring, compensation, promotion, discipline, termination, or other terms and conditions of employment because of a protected characteristic.
Wrongful Termination
The firm represents employees who have been unlawfully fired for discriminatory, retaliatory, or otherwise unlawful reasons.
Harassment
The firm represents employees subjected to unlawful workplace harassment, including sexual harassment and harassment based on race, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and other protected characteristics.
Equal Pay
Akhavan Law handles matters involving unlawful disparities in compensation, including pay inequity based on sex, race, national origin, or other protected factors.
Retaliation
Akhavan Law represents employees who have suffered adverse action after reporting unlawful conduct, opposing discrimination or harassment, requesting accommodations, taking protected leave, or otherwise asserting workplace rights.
Whistleblower Retaliation
The firm represents employees who have experienced retaliation after reporting unlawful conduct, unsafe practices, wage violations, fraud, or other workplace misconduct.
Wage and Hour Violations
Akhavan Law handles matters involving unpaid wages, overtime violations, missed meal and rest breaks, off-the-clock work, unreimbursed business expenses, wage statement violations, commissions disputes, and final pay issues.
Hiring and Promotion Discrimination
The firm handles matters involving discrimination in hiring, advancement, promotion, transfer, and other professional opportunities.
Accomodations
The firm represents employees in matters involving disability, pregnancy, religious, and lactation accommodations, including failures to accommodate protected needs in the workplace.
Fair Chance and Criminal History Discrimination
Akhavan Law represents applicants and employees in matters involving unlawful background check practices, improper use of criminal history, and violations of fair chance protections.
Protected Leave and Leave Related Retaliation
Akhavan Law represents employees whose rights to protected leave were denied, interfered with, or met with retaliation.
Worker Misclassification
The firm handles matters involving the improper classification of workers as independent contractors or exempt employees.
Severance and Separation Agreements
Akhavan Law advises employees regarding severance agreements, separation agreements, releases, and other exit-related employment issues.
If you believe your workplace rights may have been violated, Akhavan Law welcomes the opportunity to speak with you.
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