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About Eric Siegel

About Eric Siegel

 Potential clients come to Eric Siegel Law, um, after looking at our website. I think they get a good picture of who I am. And I take representing clients and being a civil rights lawyer very personally and very passionately. Um, I started off my career at the Department of Justice in the Employment

What to Do If You're Fired for Reporting Discrimination

What to Do If You’re Fired for Reporting Discrimination

 Well, if you report discrimination on a protected basis — like religion, race, gender, disability, uh, national origin, um — you’ve engaged in what’s called protected activity under Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act. And if you’re fired because of that, for speaking out, for complaining or protesting discrimination, you have rights. So,

How do I ask for a reasonable accommodation for my disability at work?

 The Americans with Disabilities Act—and, in the case of federal employees, the Rehabilitation Act—as well as a number of state disability statutes, provide for reasonable accommodations. If you’re disabled in the workplace and finding it difficult to perform the essential functions of your job, you’re permitted to ask for a reasonable accommodation to allow

Must my employer accept my requested accommodation?

 Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, when you request an accommodation to address a disability—and the symptoms of that disability that prevent or make it difficult for you to perform the essential functions of your job—you and your employer engage in an interactive process. Ultimately, however, the employer is not required to accept your

What do you if you’re asked to sign a noncompete?

 Well, the first thing you do is do not sign it immediately. You need to really read it carefully to make sure you understand all the terms you’re agreeing to sign. And that really actually goes for anything you sign, but particularly with respect to non-competes, it’s really important that you read the language

Is it legal to record a conversation with your boss?

 Well, it depends on the state whether or not you can record a conversation with your boss. Um, some states are what we call one-party states, which means only one party has to consent. So, in that scenario, for example, the District of Columbia or Virginia are one party states. So long as I’m

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