Trial lawyer John Mac Hayes has handled hundreds of lawsuits for Oklahoma state workers who have been subjected to discrimination by their employer. He also handles lawsuits and claims for personal injuries such as auto accidents, sexual assaults, simple assault, libel, slander, or intentional infliction of emotional distress. Frequently, compensation for many such injuries to person, and personal dignity, can be found under both employment law and traditional personal injury law practice. You may be able to sue not only the employer/organization, but also certain individuals as well (if at fault and able to pay on a judgment). John Mac often must view the case both from the personal injury perspective and the more complex set of employment laws governing businesses and corporations.

As the sitting Vice President of the Oklahoma Employment Lawyers Association (2008) he is actively committed to this specialized area of law which requires familiarity with extensive federal and state laws governing an employer’s treatment of an employee. It is true that the “at-will” employment rule gives an Oklahoma employer wide discretion to discharge workers. Fortunately, other specific laws protect employees from discrimination based on numerous factors including: race or national origin, sexual harassment, disability, age, gender, retaliation for complaining about perceived discrimination, job injury, pregnancy, and religion. Have you been subjected to employment discrimination? Do you need answers about what your legal rights may be? Have you filed a charge with the EEOC or Oklahoma Human Rights Commission? Put John Mac’s experience to work for you by contacting his office today at (405) 235-5200 or toll free outside of Oklahoma City at (888) 611-5201. If after hours you can use our special online employment and discrimination claim email questionairre. Find out if your employer is violating the law. Call today. Your Employer has lawyers giving it advice. Level the playing field. Consult an Oklahoma lawyer who handles these types of cases every day solely for victims of employment discrimination.  You may also have a basic wrongful termination case.
A "hostile work environment" can consist of something as simple as an ongoing pattern of inappropriate communicationtions towards the claimant. Sexual harassment is a very subtle violation of the law, but left unchecked it can destroy your work-life in very insidious ways.
John Mac fights for employee rights and holds employers accountable for discrimination. This is done by filing suit on behalf of employees in Federal Court and pushing hard for a prompt, fair, and just remedy. The federal laws are complex and confusing. Pinpointing discriminatory acts can be difficult for obvious reasons. John Mac understands the frustration felt by a victim of unlawful discrimination. If this has happened to you, John Mac wants to help! No up front attorney fees are required. Pay only if you win. Let an experienced trial attorney evaluate your potential claim. Know your legal rights as an employee – call John Mac’s office today for a free consultation.

Employment and discrimination laws contain general prohibitions against: sexual harassment, race discrimination, age discrimination, and differential treatment on the basis of religion, national origin, or retaliation for reporting or making complaints regarding discrimination.

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John Mac serves Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, Norman, Lawton, Midwest City, Shawnee, Stillwater, Edmond, Moore, Muskogee, Enid, and Ponca City areas. Whether you are looking for a sexual harassment attorney, employment lawyer, or general Oklahoma discrimination lawyer, John Mac has over 13 years experience as an attorney to help you.  Employer's often take an aggressive stance against these claims.  Even simple emotional distress could result in punitive damages if we can show a pattern and certain other criteria.  Your boss or supervisor will not tell you: you can sue them for lost job positions, demotions, failure to promote, wage and hour under labor laws, personal injury for public insult (a form of the tort of "outrage"), psychologist expenses, and substantial amounts for both lost salary opportunities and emotional disturbance.